Author: John Henry Macartney Abbott
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Category : Islands of the Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Author: John Henry Macartney Abbott
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Category : Islands of the Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 83

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Author: JOHN HENRY MACARTNEY. ABBOTT
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ISBN: 9781033732397
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: John Henry Macartney Abbott
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780267428595
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Languages : en
Pages : 126

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Excerpt from The South Seas (Melanesia) A long way away from England and Europe, far away from civilization and the present day - almost, as it were, in the times of Mr. Punch's Prehistoric Peeps - lie The Black Islands. Geographically they are labelled Melanesia, but if you know any Greek - and perhaps, like the author, you don't - you will understand that that designation and Black Islands amount to pretty much the same thing. But you will not understand so readily, perhaps, why they are The Black Islands. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: John Henry Macartney Abbott
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330220825
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 126

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Excerpt from The South Seas (Melanesia) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Henry Hutchinson Montgomery
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Category : Melanesia
Languages : en
Pages : 330

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Author: Henry Hutchinson Montgomery
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Category : Anglican Communion
Languages : en
Pages : 330

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Author: Michaela Appel
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Category : Art and society
Languages : en
Pages : 186

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Author: Douglas Newton
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 378

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Drawing on the famous collections of the Musee Barbier-Mueller this unusual and beautifully illustrated book brings together these cultures to demonstrate the astonishing aesthetic similarities between civilizations located far apart in both space and time. While the arts of the Easter Islands and Maori civilizations have been well known for some years the creativity of the inhabitants of Borneo, Sulawei, and Sumatra is less familiar, and is scarcely represented in the major public collections. On the basis of the linguistic consonance between the thousand or more modern languages spoken in Oceania, anthropologists and archaeologists have begun to trace the cultural links throughout this area, in particular through the rituals and beliefs which are often the inspiration for the forms and functions of the artifacts. Masks in human or animal form, made of tortoiseshell, wood, dried leaves or clay; drums, shields, and batons; multicolored clothing for war and peace; intricate jewelry; as well as a wide variety of everyday containers and implements -- all the treasures in this collection display a sophistication of ornament and technical expertise which rival the products of ancient European civilizations. Scholarly essays by over thirty international experts focus on each island or civilization and form a fascinating study which will certainly become the standard work in this field, of interest to both students and the general reader.

Author: John Henry Macartney Abbott
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ISBN: 9781104537913
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 122

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.