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Oceanian art
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Oceanic art or Oceanian art comprises the creative works made by the native people of the Pacific Islands and Australia, including areas as far apart as Hawaii and Easter Island. Specifically it compr
Moai at Rano Raraku, Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Moai at Rano Raraku, Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Split gong figures from Vanuatu
Split gong figures from Vanuatu
Dinonga eidu (idol); circa 1800; wood; height: 35 cm (133⁄4 in.); from the Caroline islands; Musée du quai Branly (Paris)
Dinonga eidu (idol); circa 1800; wood; height: 35 cm (133⁄4 in.); from the Caroline islands; Musée du quai Branly (Paris)
Gable figure (dilukái); late 19th century-early 20th century; painted wood; height: 65.2 cm (252⁄3 in.); from Palau, by Belauan people; Metropolitan M
Gable figure (dilukái); late 19th century-early 20th century; painted wood; height: 65.2 cm (252⁄3 in.); from Palau, by Belauan people; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
Austronesian peoples
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The Austronesian peoples, sometimes referred to as Austronesian-speaking peoples, are a large collection of peoples who speak Austronesian languages, having settled in Taiwan, maritime Southeast Asia,
Oceanian art
…of human migrations into the region by Australo-Melanesians. Micronesia, Island Melanesia, and Polynesia, on the other hand, are descendants of later Austronesian voyagers who intermixed with native Australo-Melanesians; mostly via the Neolithic Lapita culture. All of the regions in later times would be greatly…
Amis people of Taiwan performing a traditional tribal dance
Amis people of Taiwan performing a traditional tribal dance
Skulls representing Johann Friedrich Blumenbach's "five races" in De Generis Humani Varietate Nativa (1795). The Tahitian skull labeled "O-taheitae" r
Skulls representing Johann Friedrich Blumenbach's "five races" in De Generis Humani Varietate Nativa (1795). The Tahitian skull labeled "O-taheitae" represented what he called the "Malay race".
Paraw sailboats from Boracay, Philippines. Outrigger canoes and crab claw sails are hallmarks of the Austronesian maritime culture.
Paraw sailboats from Boracay, Philippines. Outrigger canoes and crab claw sails are hallmarks of the Austronesian maritime culture.
Coconut trees on Rangiroa island in the Tuamotus, French Polynesia; a typical island landscape in Austronesia. Coconuts are native to tropical Asia an
Coconut trees on Rangiroa island in the Tuamotus, French Polynesia; a typical island landscape in Austronesia. Coconuts are native to tropical Asia and were spread as canoe plants to the Pacific Islands and Madagascar by Austronesians.