World Art Treasury Oceania Art

Author: Zhang Rongsheng
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: The indigenous peoples of Oceania have created unique art through their long-term lives and productive practices. This includes beautifully decorated dugout canoes and oars, pattern-rich bark cloth, painted walls, and buildings such as meeting houses, temples, shrines, and warehouses adorned with various decorations. There are also mysterious ancestor statues, masks, ritual objects, and everyday items with decorative patterns or simple designs. Until the mid-20th century, the indigenous tribes of Oceania remained in the prehistoric Stone Age. Whether it's the bizarre and fantastical Maori wood carvings or the mystical Easter Island statues, or the ancestor statues and masks of New Guinea, they all prove that Oceania is one of the most notable regions in the world where primitive art is widespread.