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Detail of front cover PRIMITIVE POLYNESIAN ECONOMY (firth01p 165/243 FIRT1)
Firth, Raymond. PRIMITIVE POLYNESIAN ECONOMY. Economic Anthropology of Tikopia. BNo. n/a. Reprint Edition, 1967 (1939). Pp: xiv, 385; 230mm x 155mm; 0.94kg. 11 b/w, 12 fig, 10 tab, 1 map. Prefaces to 1st & 2nd editions, appendices, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1967. (Professor Firth has written a new chapter indicating the changes that have taken place since the book was first published in 1939. This work is one of the first serious attempts to apply the concepts of modern economic theory to the institutions of a primitive community, studied by anthropological field methods) (Keywords: Ethnology, primitive economy, economics, Polynesia, Pacific, canoes, manufacture, yam, taro).
Book Code: C403 AU$95
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Detail of wrapper - TIKOPIA RITUAL AND BELIEF (firth10p 165/241 FIRT10)
Firth, Raymond. TIKOPIA RITUAL AND BELIEF.(USA ed.) Culture, ceremonies, magic and totemism in Polynesia. BNo.67-12333. First Edition (USA), 1967. Pp: 374; 230mm x 150mm; 0.77kg. 14 b/w(pl). Introduction, index. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. (remainder mark on underside of pageblock). Beacon Press, Boston, 1967. (This book of essays describes rites and beliefs of a people who still maintained their traditional institutions remote from civilisation) (Keywords: Anthropology, Pacific, Polynesia, Tikopia, totemism, magic, beliefs).
Book Code: D148 AU$75
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Guiart, Jean (text). OCEANIC ART. Masks and Sculptures from New Guinea. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1968 (pb). Pp: 26, (ii); 170mm x 110mm; 0.12kg. 32 col(pl), 1 map. Introduction, bibliography. A good paperback copy. Wrp: g. Unesco. Fontana Pocket Series, Collins, London, 1968. (This booklet 32 artefacts from the Middle Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. Jean Guiart discusses the art from this region, marginal styles, sculpture subject matter, and idea sources and techniques) (Keywords: Ethnology, material culture, Kararau, Chambri, Aibom, Yuat, Torembi, Kreimbit).
Book Code: K245 AU$48
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Detail of wrapper - THE ART WORKMANSHIP OF THE MAORI RACE IN NEW ZEALAND (hamilton1p 160/220 HAMI1)
Hamilton, Augustus. THE ART WORKMANSHIP OF THE MAORI RACE IN NEW ZEALAND. A series of illustrations from specially taken photographs with descriptive notes and essays. BNo. n/a. Facsimile Edition 1977 (1896-1901). Pp: (v), x, 440; 310mm x 230mm; 2.73kg. 254 b/w, 38 fig (4 col). General index, author's acknowledgments. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Holland Press, London, 1977. (This book was originally published in five parts and bound up by the publishers. It is a classic ethnographic work and forms a foundation book for any study or interest in the Maori race. The book is illustrated with many photographs, many of which are in themselves works of art) (Keywords: Ethnology, Maori, canoes, dress, decoration, social life, weapons, ornaments).
Book Code: L402 AU$500
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Detail of front wrapper THE ART OF EASTER ISLAND (heyerdahl1p 170/226 HEYE01)
Heyerdahl, Thor. THE ART OF EASTER ISLAND. The story of Heyerdahl's explorations on Easter Island. BNo. 0-04-390005-4. First Edition, 1976. Pp: 208; 280mm x 220mm; 2.86kg. 15 col, 320 b/w, maps (ep). Foreword, photographic credits, museum references, acknowledgment, catalogue, literature cited, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. (minor tear in wrapper). George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1976. (The book covers the dramatic discovery of art treasures in secret and fully reviews and documents the discoveries of the author and his team of archaeologists. The mystery of the great stone men is explained and a theory of why and how they were carved, transported, and raised is put forward. A worldwide museum survey of Easter Island art has carried out and displayed in this book) (Keywords: Ethnology, mythology, Pacific, Polynesia, Easter Island).
Book Code: R627 AU$180
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Idiens, Dale. COOK ISLANDS ART. Shire Ethnography Series. BNo. 0-7478-0061-8. First Edition, 1990 (pb). Pp: 64; 210mm x 150mm; 0.15kg. 46 b/w, 2maps. Acknowledgments, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Shire Publications, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, 1990. (The author describes the range and diversity of Cook Islands art, including both ceremonial and functional objects. The materials employed, the processes of manufacture and the function of the objects within the context of traditional island society are outlined) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, Oceania, Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Mitiaro, Atiu, Manihiki, Mangaia).
Book Code: M081 AU$22
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Detail of wrapper - OCEANIC ART - The Oceanic World of Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia (kaeppler5p 185/254 KAEP05)
Kaeppler, Kaufmann, Newton et al. OCEANIC ART. The Oceanic World of Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia. BNo. 0-8109-3693-3. First English Edition, 1997 (1993). Pp: 633; 310mm x 245mm; 3.87kg. 260 col, 695 b/w, 5 fig, 1 map. Introduction, documentation, principal oceanic cultural groups, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Harry N. Abrams Inc, New York, 1997. (This comprehensive volume brings together a vast number of important discoveries and the results of several in-depth studies of Oceanic Art.) (Keywords: Ethnology, Hawaii, Austral, Marquesas, Maori, Caroline Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, New Ireland, New Guinea).
Book Code: N369 AU$290
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Detail of front cover of THE ART OF MAORI CARVING (mead4p 150/196 MEAD04)
Mead, Sidney M. THE ART OF MAORI CARVING. Historical and technical sections. BNo. 0-589-00004-7. Reprint Edition, 1973 (1961). Pp: 64; 245mm x 180mm; 0.30kg. num b/w, 42 fig. Acknowledgments, introduction, bibliography, index. A very good hardback copy with illustrated boards. Cvr: g. (minor wear on cvr). A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1970. (In this book the author deals with the practice and theory of Maori carving and not only describes its significance but provides a practical course of instruction based on considerable experience in teaching wood carving as a modern handicraft) (Keywords: Wood carving, Pacific, Polynesia, New Zealand, Maori, origins, styles, symbols, surface decoration, human figures).
Book Code: P287 AU$42
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Metraux, Alfred. EASTER ISLAND - A Stone-Age Civilization of the Pacific. (Translated from the French by Michael Bullock). BNo. n/a. Third Impression, 1974 (1957). Pp: 252; 195mm x 125mm; 0.40kg. 27 b/w, 6 fig. Foreword, introduction, bibliography, index. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: g. (minor wear on dw & cvr; penned name on fep). Book Club Associates, London, 1974. (Utilising all the available evidence as well as his own observations during a scientific expedition to the island, Dr Metraux attempts to reconstruct its former civilization and to shed light on the problematic elements of its past and present. He considers the mythology of the island and discusses the creation of the gigantic statues found on the slopes of the volcano) (Keywords: Cultural history, Pacific, Polynesia, Easter Island, civilisation).
Book Code: C101 AU$22
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Detail of front of sleevebox - OCEANIC ART - OZEANISCHE KUNST - ART OCEANIEN (Two Volumes) (meyer02p 190/261 MEYE02)
Meyer, Anthony J.P. & O. Wipperfurth. OCEANIC ART - OZEANISCHE KUNST - ART OCEANIEN. (Two Volumes). BNo. 3-89508-080-2. First Edition 1995. Pp: 640; 315mm x 270mm; 5.55kg. 650 col, 80 b/w, 4 maps. Introduction, afterword, glossary, acknowledgments, suggested reading. Very good copies in dust wrappers and slipbox. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Konemann Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Koln, 1995. (After an introduction to the physical and historical situation of the South Pacific island cultures, the first volume focuses on thirty-nine different regions in New Guinea. Other regions of Melanesia and Polynesia and Micronesia are covered in Volume II) (Keywords: Ethnology, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Torres Strait).
Book Code: H068 AU$120
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