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Art of Oceania

Terracotta fragments, Lapita people

Polynesia, an introductionVoyage to the moai of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)Easter Island MoaiPaikea at the American Museum of Natural HistoryFly Whisk (Tahiri), Austral IslandsNecklace (Lei Niho Palaoa), Hawai'iHiapo (tapa)Maori meeting house

A welcome to a Maori meeting houseGottfried Lindauer, Tamati Waka NeneRurutu figure known as A’aCanoe (waka)Staff-godFeather capePresentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth IIMichel Tuffery, Pisupo Lua Afe

Melanesia, an introductionAmbum StoneKanak Mourning MaskMalangan

Mask (Buk), Torres Strait, Mabuiag IslandBis Poles at The Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe Life of MalaganSlit Gong (Atingting kon)Presentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II

Navigation Chart, Marshall IslandsNavigation chartsWooden sculptures from Nukuoro

Wooden maskKiribati armorNan Madol: “In the space between things”

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