11/8 Nan Madol - Buk

nan madol

nan madol

saudeleur dynasty, c 700-1600 CE, basalt boulders, prismatic columns

moai

rapa nui (easter islands), c 1100-1600 CE, volcanic figures, basalt base

ahu ula (feather cape)

hawaiian, late 18th century CE, feathers, fiber

staff god

raratonga, late 18th-early 19th century CE, wood, tapa, fiber, feathers

female diety

nukuro, c 18th-19th century CE, wood

buk (mask)

torres strait, mid-late 19th century CE, turtle shell, wood, fiber, feathers

hiapo

niue, c 1850-1900 CE, tapa, freehand painting

tamati waka nene

gottfried lindauer, 1890 CE, oil on canvas