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Ritual arts of Oceania : New Ireland in the collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum / Michael Gunn ; photographs by Pierre-Alain Ferrazzini. - 161 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour) ; 31 cm

"For the first time ever, forty pieces of sculpture from New Ireland, selected for their beauty, rarity and originality, are being ... put on display in the galleries of Paris's Foundation Bismarck, a unique event that runs from 28 April to 28 June 1997"--Dust jkt.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-157) and index.

Foreword -- The Bismarck Archipelago -- New Britain -- Tolai -- Taulil and Butam -- Baining -- Sulka -- Mengen -- South Coast New Britain -- Western and Northwest Coast New Britain -- Bali-Vitu (also called Witu or French Islands) -- West Nakanai (Lakalai) -- Mussau (St. Matthias Islands) -- Manus (Admiralty Islands) -- New Ireland -- Southern New Ireland -- Central New Ireland -- Northern New Ireland -- Malagan Ritual Art Traditions of Northern New Ireland -- - The Ritual Context of Malagan -- Catalogue -- List of Works -- References -- Index.

ISBN: 8881182076 9788881182077

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Musée Barbier-Mueller--Exhibitions.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sculpture, Primitive--Papua New Guinea--New Ireland Province--Exhibitions
Sculpture--Papua New Guinea--New Ireland Province--Exhibitions
Masks (Sculpture)--Papua New Guinea--New Ireland Province--Exhibitions
Rites and ceremonies--Papua New Guinea--New Ireland Province--Exhibitions
Ethnology--Papua New Guinea--New Ireland Province--Exhibitions

LC Class. No.: NB1111.N44

Dewey Class. No.: 709.01109953