Yup’ik masks Art of the Tribal Surrealists There is a huge variety of Yup’ik masks but characterized by their inventive surrealism. They are usually made of wood painted with few colors and sometimes decorated with feathers. Masked varied in size from small...
Micronesian Art and Micronesian navigation charts Traditional Art from Micronesia is quite rare. Although Micronesia Art is one of the three major art areas of the Pacific it had a very low population living on low-lying coral atolls. Micronesia is 8 million square...
Richard Aldridge in New Guinea Coral Expeditions has asked me to provide a short Biography/History about my career and experiences in PNG so you can get to know me a little more before we meet on the upcoming cruise. I thought I would share my experiences and some...
Primitive Art Primitive art is the politically incorrect name for Tribal art or Ethnographic art but I think the term primitive can still be used. Many pieces of Primitive art have a raw and shocking clarity that makes them superior to contemporary art....
South Pacific Art All the traditional arts from Polynesia Micronesia and Melanesia together form South Pacific Art. Melanesia is Papua New Guinea Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Polynesia is all the Pacific Islands like Tonga and Fiji but also include New Zealand and...
Pacific Art All the traditional arts from Polynesia Micronesia and Melanesia together form Pacific art. Melanesia is Papua New Guinea Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Polynesia is all the Pacific Islands like Tonga and Fiji but also include New Zealand and Easter Island....
Old carved clubs from the Pacific Islands Old Carved Club This article looks at the various types of old carved club from the Pacific. It has lots of images to help readers identify where their war club comes from and what it is worth. Old carved club are quite...
Oceanic Art All the traditional arts from Polynesia Micronesia and Melanesia together form oceanic art. Melanesia is Papua New Guinea, Solomon islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Polynesia is all the Pacific Islands like Tonga and Fiji but also includes New Zealand...
Polynesian Statue A Polynesian Statue is one of the most valuable and sort after pieces of tribal art. There are many different Polynesian Statue types, which vary depending on the region they come from. This article helps to visually show the main types of Polynesian...
Tribal Whalebone The majority of tribal whalebone weapons and implements come from the Pacific. Whalebone was one of the strongest materials available before the arrival of Europeans. Pacific Islanders did not hunt whales so all pre-European whalebone came from whale...
