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BREGUET, G./COUTEAU, J.  Autre temps-Les Calendriers Tika De Bali
Paris, France, Somogy. 2002. (ISBN: 2850565415) Cloth, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 143 pages - in French - catalog published on the occasion of the exhibition on Balinese Tika calenders at the Musée de l'Horlogerie of Le Locle, Switzerland - over 85 color illustrations of the carved and painted calenders and of ceremonies related to them and to the time conception of the people living in Bali - a sociological, cultural and religious study - map - bibliography. New -/New -.
CHF 62.00 [Appr.: EURO 41 US$ 61.44 | £UK 37 | JP¥ 5423] Book number: 001539
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BUTLER, ROGER ET AL  Islands in the Sun Prints By Indigenous Artists of Australia and the Australasian Region
Canberra, Australia, National Gallery of Australia. 2001. (ISBN: 0642541418) softcover-, 30 x 21 cms. 116 pages - in English - over 100 mostly color illustrations - published to coincide with the 2001 showing at the National Gallery of Art in Canberra, Australia, of prints by over 50 indigenous artists from Australia and surrounding islands - various essays on aboriginal and Polynesian printmaking, motif etching and more - biographical notes, list of artists and bibliography. New-.
CHF 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.5 US$ 39.64 | £UK 24 | JP¥ 3499] Book number: 008611
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CAPON, EDMUND ET AL  Crossing Country
Sydney, Australia, Art Gallery NSW. 2004. (ISBN: 073476359X) Wrappers, 11-And-a-half By 9-And-a-half Inches. 240 pages - in English - over 150 color illustrations, incl. many plates - published to coincide with the 2004 showing in Sydney, Australia, of paintings on bark, paper and woven forms and other art works by 35 dead or living aboriginal artists - essays by ten specialists and aboriginal artists - map - chronology - artists' bios. - list of works - glossary - bibliography - index. New -.
CHF 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43 US$ 64.42 | £UK 38.75 | JP¥ 5685] Book number: 004452
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EASTBURN, MELANIE  Papua New Guinea Prints
Canberra, Australia, National Gallery of Australia. 2006. (ISBN: 0642541168) hardcover-, 23.5 x 23 cms. 118 pages - in English - 180 mostly color illustrations - a selection of the over 600 prints from Papua New Guinea in the National Gallery of Australia which span the 1960s to the 21st Century - early images, leading the way, independent expressions and revitalising printmaking - notes, checklist, references and index. New-.
CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.55 | £UK 30 | JP¥ 4373] Book number: 006597
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GILLISON, DAVID  New Guinea Ceremonies
New York, Harry Abrams. 2002. (ISBN: 0810906015) , 28 x 22 Cms. 168 pages - in English - 128 color photographs and 2 maps - a distinguished scholar and journalist spent some 30 years among the Gimi people of Papua New Guinea and recorded for posterity their fast-disappearing ceremonies which include "plays" and can last for two weeks - entering the highlands, the land, the people, the Hau at Herowana, the last great fertility festival, and, epilogue: a story of conservation and preservation - index. New-/New-.
CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 99.1 | £UK 59.75 | JP¥ 8746] Book number: 006277
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GUNN, MICHAEL/PELTIER, PHILIPPE ET AL  Nouvelle-Irlande - Arts Du Pacifique Sud
Milan, Italy, 5 Continents. 2007. (ISBN: 9782915133493) Wrappers-, 28 x 24 Cms. 304 pages - in French - over 130 color illustrations, incl. many plates and over 50 color and b/w figs. - published to coincide with the 2007 "New Ireland, arts of the South Pacific" showing at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris of carvings, sculptures, masks, ornaments and other objects from the island of New Ireland which is part of Papua New Guinea - essays by a dozen specialists on New Ireland, its collections, rituals, arts, lifestyles, aesthetics and much more - New Ireland in museum collections - biblio. and index. New-.
CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 79.28 | £UK 47.75 | JP¥ 6997] Book number: 006375
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HAMBY, LOUISE/YOUNG, DIANA  Art on a String
Canberra, Australia, Object-Australian Centre for Craft and Design. 2001. (ISBN: 0957818068) softcover-, 28 x 22 Cms. 96 pages - in English - around 200 color illustrations and figs. - maps - published to coincide with the 2001 Australian showings of necklaces and other threaded objects made by Australian aboriginal artists from the central desert and Arnhem Land - essays - catalogue - palette. New-.
CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 59.46 | £UK 35.75 | JP¥ 5248] Book number: 006262
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KEURS, PIETER TER  Batak (Les) - Au Nord De Sumatra
Milan, Italy, 5 Continents. 2008. (ISBN: 9788874394548) softcover-, 26 x 20 Cms. 96 pages - in French - 42 color and duotone illustrations and over 90 duotone figs. - published to coincide with the 2008 showing at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris of textiles woven and objects sculpted by the 6 tribes of the Batak ethnic group in northern Sumatra - essays by various specialists on Batak history,social life, politics, religion, rituals, Datu objects, funerary art, Batak textiles, Toba houses and more - list of works and bibliography. New-.
CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.55 | £UK 30 | JP¥ 4373] Book number: 009037
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KUCHLER, SUSANNE/WERE, GRAEME  Pacific Pattern
London, England, Thames & Hudson. 2005. (ISBN: 050051237X) Cloth-, 29 x 25 Cms. 208 pages - in English - 327 color illustrations - photography by Glenn Jowitt - an art historian and an anthropologist describe patterns used by islanders in the South Pacific in architecture and objects which reflect various local, European and other influences - history of local pattern in fibre and fabric, traditional pattern, techniques, contemporary patterns, sewing, new materials, patterns in architecture, interior design, body patterns, string and square in Tonga, layer and lattice in the Cook Islands and much more - map, biblio. internet resources, cultural centres, museums and index. New-/new-.
CHF 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43 US$ 64.42 | £UK 38.75 | JP¥ 5685] Book number: 006309
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LEE, GEORGIA  Rapa Nui, Histoire De l'Ile De Paques
Geneva, Switzerland, Olizane. 1995. (ISBN: 2880861713) Cloth, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 222 pages - in French (translated from the book entitled "Rapa Nui - Power and Prophesy: The Story of Eastern Island") - beautifully and largely illustrated by photographs from Toni Catany. The author, Georgia Lee, studied the subject for numerous years and is presently chief editor of the Rapa Nui Journal. The book contains maps of the island and various illustrations. New -/New -.
CHF 105.00 [Appr.: EURO 69.5 US$ 104.06 | £UK 62.75 | JP¥ 9184] Book number: 000069
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O'HANLON, MICHAEL  Paradise - Portraying the New Guinea Highlands
London, England, British Museum. 1993. (ISBN: 0714125091) softcover-, 24.5 x 19 cms. 96 pages - in English - 16 color and 57 b/w illustrations - a description of the culture of the people from the Wahgi Valley in the New Guinea highlands and of their artefacts which are displayed in various museum collections - also, collecting in context and exhibiting in practice - biblio. and index. New-.
CHF 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.5 US$ 39.64 | £UK 24 | JP¥ 3499] Book number: 008767
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ORLIAC C./HIQUILY T. ET AL  Mangareva - Pantheon De Polynesie
Paris, France, Somogy. 2009. (ISBN: 978757202562) Wrappers-, 30 x 22.5 Cms. 80 pages - in French - nearly 80 mostly color illustrations and color maps - published to coincide with the 2009 showings at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris and the Musée de Tahiti in Punaauaia, Tahiti, of 12 remarkable wooden statuettes, discovered in the mid 19th Century, from the Polynesian island of Mangareva - preface by Quai Branly curator Stéphane Martin and intro. by Tahitian curator Tara Hiquily - maps of Polynesia and the Gambier Archipelago - chronology by Philippe Peltier - catalogue by Catherine Orliac - origins, people and archeology by Éric Conte - human figures on Mangareva and other Polynesian islands by Tara Hiquily - gods, plants and constellations described by Tahiti Museum director Jean-Marc Pambrun - bibliography. New-.
CHF 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.25 US$ 34.69 | £UK 21 | JP¥ 3061] Book number: 009088
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PETER, HANNS  Polynesier Vikinger Der Sudsee - Die Polynesiensammlung Des Museums Fur Volkerkunde Wien
Vienna, Austria, Museum Fur Volkerkunde. Cloth-, 29.5 x 23 Cms. 186 pages - in German - around 150 mostly color illustrations - a catalogue of the collections of native art from the South Sea Islands in the Museum fur Volkerkunde in Vienna, Austria. New-/New-.
CHF 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.5 US$ 39.64 | £UK 24 | JP¥ 3499] Book number: 008612
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RODGERS, SUSAN  Or Des Iles (L')
Paris, France, Somogy. 2002. (ISBN: 2850565342) Wrappers, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 367 pages - in French - an excellent study on the ornaments and ethnic jewels (their social, cultural and religious influence) from the South-East Asian islands prepared on the occasion of an exhibition at the Mona Bismarck Foundation in Paris in 2002, most objects coming from the Barbier-Mueller donation to the Musée Branly - 252 color reproductions with detailed explanatory notes - maps - index - glossary - list of recommended books. New -.
CHF 62.00 [Appr.: EURO 41 US$ 61.44 | £UK 37 | JP¥ 5423] Book number: 001505
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SERRA, EUDALD/FOLCH, ALBERTO  Art Papou
Paris, France, Societe Francaise Du Livre. 1984. (ISBN: 2851090615) Cloth-, 25 x 18 Cms. 222 pages - in French - 215 full-page duotone and color illustrations - a rich visual compendium of natives of Papua New Guinea, their houses, carvings, weapons, canoes, religious objects, body art, masks and other creations - foldout list of illustrations. New-/New-.
CHF 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75 US$ 74.33 | £UK 44.75 | JP¥ 6560] Book number: 006384
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SHAW, PETER  Pacific Island Style
London, England, Thames & Hudson. 1999. (ISBN: 0500237727) Cloth-, 26 x 26 cms. Square. 192 pages - in English - 390 color illustrations - photography by Glenn Jowitt - a noted writer on architecture describes the great variety of traditional architecture and design in the island communities of the South Pacific - map - Tahiti, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, New Caledonia, Tonga, Fiji and Vanuatu - index. New-/New-.
CHF 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75 US$ 74.33 | £UK 44.75 | JP¥ 6560] Book number: 006982
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SPEISER, FELIX  Ethnology of Vanuatu
Bathurst,Australia, Crawford House Press. 1990. (ISBN: 1863330216) Hard Cover, 29,3 x 21,5. 644 pages with 109 b/w plates and 56 color plates - gilt-engraved spine - Dust jacket slightly torn at the reverse - English translation by D.Q.Stephenson of an in-deep study by the Swiss anthropologist Dr.Felix Speiser on the New Hebrides and Bank Islands written after two years (1910-1912) spent travelling, collecting and documenting these Melanesien islands. New -/As New.
CHF 290.00 [Appr.: EURO 191.75 US$ 287.39 | £UK 172.75 | JP¥ 25364] Book number: 000039
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WAITE, DEBORAH/CONRU, KEVIN  Solomon Islands Art - the Conru Collection
Milan, Italy, 5 Continents. 2008. (ISBN: 9788874394937) pictorial hardcover-, 32 x 26 Cms. Ill.: Dubois Hugues. 200 pages - in English (for version in French of this book see ISBN 9788874394944) - nearly 130 color illustrations, incl. many plates, 5 duotone illustrations and a map - a detailed description of the Conru collection of 18th to 20th Century artworks from the Solomon Islands which includes figural sculptures, war canoe ornaments, jewelry, masks, weapons and everyday objects - Spirits Of The Sea, essay by ethnologist Kevin Conru - Solomon Islands Art, essay by art historian Deborah Waite - biblio. and map - Photographs by Hugues Dubois. New-/New-.
CHF 120.00 [Appr.: EURO 79.5 US$ 118.92 | £UK 71.5 | JP¥ 10496] Book number: 009472
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WAITE, DEBORAH/CONRU, KEVIN  Tresors Des Iles Salomon - La Collection Conru
Milan, Italy, 5 Continents. 2008. (ISBN: 9788874394944) pictorial hardcover-, 32 x 26 Cms. Ill.: Dubois Hugues. 200 pages - in French (for version in English of this book, see ISBN 9788874394937) - over 250 color illustrations, incl. many plates, 5 duotone illustrations and a map - photography by Hughes Dubois - a detailed description of the Cornu collection of 18th to 20th Century artworks from the Solomon Islands which includes figural sculptures, jewelry, war canoe ornaments, masks, weapons and everyday artefacts - various essays and bibliography. New-/New-.
CHF 130.00 [Appr.: EURO 86 US$ 128.83 | £UK 77.5 | JP¥ 11370] Book number: 009473
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WENGER, DENISE  Bijoux Polynesiens - Regards Sur Une Selection De Parures De Nouvelle-Zelande, Des Marquises, Des Fidji et d'Hawaii
Geneva, Swirzerland, Editions D. 2009. (ISBN: 9783952256765) Cloth-, 31 x 22 cms. 64 pages - in French - 17 color plates, incl. a double page spread, 5 color illustrations and 26 b/w illustrations, incl. 3 plates - 4 maps - published to coincide with the 2009 showing at the Galerie Témoin in Geneva, Switzerland, of 15th to 20th Century jewelry and ornaments from New Zealand, the Marquesas Islands, Fiji and Hawaii - descriptions of their meaning and cultural context - detailed captions - edition limited to 450 copies. New-/New-.
CHF 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75 US$ 74.33 | £UK 44.75 | JP¥ 6560] Book number: 009503
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