Atua : sacred gods from Polynesia /

Gunn, Michael,

Atua : sacred gods from Polynesia / Sacred gods from Polynesia Michael Gunn. - 256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

Published in conjunction with the National Galery af Australia's exhibition of Atua, sacred gods from Polynesia, 23 May - 3 August, 2014 and Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis 12 October, 2014 - 4 January, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fiji -- Tonga -- Polynesian outliers -- Cook Islands, Aitutaki -- Cook Islands, Rarotonga (Rarotongan atua ('staff gods') ; Pou tupuna) -- Cook Islands, Mangaia -- Austral Islands -- Tahiti and Society Islands (Wood figures from the Society Islands ; Ti'i, the living stones of Tahiti and Mooréa) -- Tuamotu Archipelago -- Mangareva -- Marquesas Islands (Canoe figures of the Marquesas Islands) -- Hawaiian Islands (Ākua) -- Rapa Nui (Easter Island) -- Aotearoa New Zealand (Atua inspired).

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National Gallery of Australia--Exhibitions.


Art, Polynesian--Exhibitions
Gods in art--Exhibitions
Gods, Polynesian--Exhibitions
Idols and images--Polynesia--Exhibitions
Arts, Primitive--Polynesia--Exhibitions
Art and religion--Polynesia--Exhibitions


Polynesia--Religious life and customs--Exhibitions

BL2620.P6 / G85 2014 N7411.P64 / G86 2014 P5 G97

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