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Item Details
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PLUMES AND PEARLSHELLS
ART OF THE NEW GUINEA HIGHLANDS |
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Natalie Wilson (Editor), Chris Boylan, Michael Mel |
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Paperback |
| List price:
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£35.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
174174105X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781741741056 |
| Publisher: |
ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 2014 |
| Pages: |
172 |
| Description: |
Spectacular exchange ceremonies involving hundreds of dancers festooned with elaborate body adornments including highly prized bird of paradise plumes and the revered kina, or pearlshell is something for which the peoples of the New Guinea highlands are renowned. In this book, the author assembles a collection of body adornments from New Guinea. |
| Synopsis: |
Spectacular exchange ceremonies involving hundreds of dancers festooned with elaborate body adornments including highly prized bird of paradise plumes and the revered kina, or pearlshell is something for which the peoples of the New Guinea highlands are renowned. Appreciating the sophistication and sheer beauty of these adornments, Stanley Gordon Moriarty assembled one of the finest collections including exquisitely constructed head dresses, arm- and legbands, ear- and nose-rings and necklaces, made of feathers, shell, bark cloth, animal and plant fibres and natural pigments. This book presents highlights from this extraordinary collection, now held by the Gallery, as well as other superb pieces used in rituals, war and daily life such as rare gourd masks, painted shields, carved spears, woven and carved figures, textiles and dance masks. |
| US Grade: |
College Graduate Student and over |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations |
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Australia |
| Imprint: |
Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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