Pacific Jewelry and Adornment
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This magnificent book showcases more than 250 of the finest examples of traditional jewelry from the Pacific. Myriad designs and materials, including jade, whale teeth and bone, shark teeth, tapa, shells, and plant fibers, are woven together in a skillful combination of color and craftsmanship. Apart from their beauty, these personal items also convey information about power, status, and community. Their significance, the ceremonies in which they are worn, and the messages they convey are explored in an illuminating introductory essay. Drawing on the extensive collections of the Auckland Museum, the jewelry shown here represents a vast geographical area: Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Hawaii, Niue, the Marquesas, the Cook Islands, and New Zealand. The amazing variety of styles and materials reflects the lifestyles, preoccupations, and imperatives of a people surrounded by the largest ocean on the planet. Review: Pacific Jewelry and Adornment - AAA+ Reference Material - As I anticipated this publication on Pacific jewelry and adornment is a striking publication. It is beautifully designed and printed. There are over 240 high-quality photographs illustrating an awesome selection of objects from around the Pacific. The first class photography reveals the exquisite details of artistry used with various materials - all round this book makes great pacific ornamental reference material. Review: Wonderful book - Beautiful and informative book
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| Customer Reviews | 5.0 out of 5 stars 6 Reviews |
B**C
Pacific Jewelry and Adornment - AAA+ Reference Material
As I anticipated this publication on Pacific jewelry and adornment is a striking publication. It is beautifully designed and printed. There are over 240 high-quality photographs illustrating an awesome selection of objects from around the Pacific. The first class photography reveals the exquisite details of artistry used with various materials - all round this book makes great pacific ornamental reference material.
S**Y
Wonderful book
Beautiful and informative book
J**R
An excellent book
Of the few books specifically dedicated to ethnic adornment in the Pacific/Oceania this is the most satisfying. The coverage is more extensive than in other books on that subject. Only in a more general book, namely my wife Truus Daalder's *Ethnic Jewellery and Adornment*, is anything similarly comprehensive and thorough found (40% of that 420 pages long book is dedicated to Oceania, including Australia). The authors deserve great praise for the fine pieces chosen, but even more so for producing a genuine BOOK, i.e. one with extensive, thorough and reliable information. This is not just for the coffee-table but offers serious cultural knowledge. Heartily recommended.
M**E
A concise and readable catalog by one of the world's experts
Roger Neich is one of the leading experts in Pacific ethnology with a score of informative and readable books and catalogs to his credit. Pacific Jewelry and Adornment is the most recent addition to his remarkable published work. Incorporating some of the best examples of Pacific Jewelry from the Aukland Museum and other collections, the book provides a concise and detailed overview of the diversity of styles, while outlining the forces of migration and trade that influenced the dispersal of form and material. As an ethnologist who has studied and written on Pacific adornment, I have read pretty much everything there is on the subject, and this book is the single best source. Beautifully illustrated also.
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