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Made in Oceania : Tapa - Kunst und Lebenswelten = Tapa - art and social landscapes

Title
Made in Oceania : Tapa - Kunst und Lebenswelten = Tapa - art and social landscapes / Peter Mesenhöller & Oliver Lueb (Hrsg.) ; Übersetzungen: Carolyn Kelly, Sabine Lang, Katherine Lewald.
Publication
Köln : Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum ; Mainz am Rhein : Nünnerich-Asmus, 2013.

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  • Mesenhöller, Peter, 1956-
  • Lueb, Oliver.
  • Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum.
Description
205 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 28 cm +
Summary
"What connects James Cook, the Bounty mutineers and about 15 million people in Oceania? A unique fabric, made from tree bark. From clothing in Hawai'i to ritual masks in Papua New Guinea, from a room divider in Fiji to an important wedding gift in Samoa or even as the "red carpet" during coronation ceremonies in Tonga - tapa can be found nearly everywhere in the Pacific. In Europe however, the material is still largely unknown. The RJM's new special exhibition presents a number of unique masterpieces from the museum's own collection in combination with loans from major institutions such as the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington or the Australian Museum in Sydney. Many of them will be shown in Europe for the first time. The selection ranges from the oldest objects dating back to the 18th century - the Cook collection - to contemporary artworks from renowned Polynesian or Melanesian artists like Si'a Fatu Feu'u, Shigeyuki Kihara, Timothy Akis or Mathias Kauage."--Publisher's information.
Series Statement
Ethnologica, 0071-1845 ; neue Folge, Band 29
Uniform Title
Ethnologica (Cologne, Germany) ; n.F., Bd. 29.
Alternative Title
  • Tapa - art and social landscapes
  • Tapa - Kunst und Lebenswelten
Subject
  • Tapa > Oceania > Exhibitions
  • Textile fabrics > Oceania > Exhibitions
  • Tapa
  • Textile fabrics
  • Oceania
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Note
  • On the occasion of an exhibition held at Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt, Köln, October 12, 2013 - April 27, 2014.
  • Text in German and English.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Language (note)
  • Parallel text in German and English.
ISBN
  • 9783943904260
  • 3943904261
  • 9783923158478
  • 3923158475
OCLC
  • ocn861176760
  • 861176760
  • SCSB-5720637
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Columbia University Libraries