Oceanic art /
by Adrienne L. Kaeppler, Christian Kaufmann, Douglas Newton ; translated from the French by Nora Scott and Sabine Bouladon with the collaboration of Fiona Leibrick.
- English language edition.
- 633 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 32 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 616-625) and index.
Introduction -- Polynesia and Micronesia -- Prolegomenon to the Study of Polynesian Art -- The Mythological Charter -- Sculptural Manifestations of Mythological Charter -- Sacred Fibers, Feathers, and Inner Barks -- Propriety, Presentation, and Aesthetics of the Body -- Micronesian Art -- Melanesia -- Introduction -- Some Principles of Melanesian Art -- Why Images? -- The Image and its Interpretation -- Artist-Image Maker -- From Image to Cosmos -- Content and Form -- Perceiving Color and Form -- Art Areas of Melanesia -- Documentation -- Map -- Principal Oceanic Cultural Groups -- Bibliography -- Index.