Melanesia : art and encounter
Texte imprimé
- Auteurs : Bolton Lissant (1954-....) ; British museum ;
- Editeurs : London British Museum ;
- Date d'édition : 2013, cop. 2013
- ISBN : 978-0-7141-2596-1
- Sujets : Art -- Mélanésie, Art primitif, Mélanésie, Culture matérielle
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIX-362 p.), : Ill. en noir et en coul., cartes, couv. ill. en coul., 29 cm
- Pays de publication : Royaume-Uni
Notes
Bibliogr. p. 349-356. Index
Résumé
The British Museum's collection is pre-eminent among early collections from Melanesia, and the 20,000 items it comprises are core to understanding the cultures of the western Pacific. The extraordinary art styles represented, from groups such as New Guinea, New Ireland and the Solomon Islands and relating to ancestors, family and clan, houses, feasting and festivals, for instance, are of interest not only in themselves but also for the way they have influenced European artists since the nineteenth century. This book surveys and responds to the collection from the point of view not only of the anthropologist but also of the people responsible for its creation, with contributions from a wide range of international scholars, anthropologists, indigenous peoples and artists, and illustrated with up to 300 colour images of objects and contextual photographs. This is the first time this important collection has been documented - the book is not only a visual feast but also a key reference work