Siapo

Siapo PDF Author: Mary J. Pritchard
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Category : Art, Polynesian
Languages : en
Pages : 104

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"The artistic, cultural and economic functions of siapo in Samoan life prevail today... My little book is a modest contribution to understanding this important aspect of Samoan culture..."--Preface.

Siapo

Siapo PDF Author: Mary J. Pritchard
Publisher:
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Category : Art, Polynesian
Languages : en
Pages : 104

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"The artistic, cultural and economic functions of siapo in Samoan life prevail today... My little book is a modest contribution to understanding this important aspect of Samoan culture..."--Preface.

Samoan Art and Artists

Samoan Art and Artists PDF Author: Sean Mallon
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824826758
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 234

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"Samoan Art and Artists is a wide-ranging survey of both the traditional and contemporary arts of Samoa. The author has drawn on an extensive research base to present a contemporary and accessible picture of a vibrant culture. The book has a broad sweep, covering all facets of the Samoan arts, including canoe and house building, siapo (tapa) weaving, tattooing, oratory, adornment, all forms of performance art, the visual arts, and literature. An important feature of the book is the inclusion of profiles of living practitioners, both from Samoa and the large Samoan communities in other Pacific countries."--Publisher description.

Pacific Tapa

Pacific Tapa PDF Author: Roger Neich
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824829292
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 170

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Auckland Museum's collection of tapa cloth from around the Pacific is one of the most extensive in the world and it forms the basis of this comprehensive survey.

Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History

Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History PDF Author: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
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Category : Basket making
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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The Samoans

The Samoans PDF Author: Frederic Koehler Sutter
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824812387
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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Ua fuifui faatasi, ae vaoeseese "Gathered into one flock from different parts of the forest" The beauty of this Samoan proverb poetically describes The Samoans: A Global Family. From the tea estates of Sri Lanka to the deserts of the Sudan, from the Himalayas of Bhutan to the jungles of Brazil, and from the People's Republic of China to Papua New Guinea, a family is gathered in 285 color photographs captioned with the proverbs of 30 languages. Each person recounts his or her autobiography: a cardinal in Rome, a cowboy in the outback of Australia, a champion sumo wrestler in Japan, a jet pilot in nothern Alaska, an NFL football player at the Super Bowl, a nun in the slums of Lima, Peru. Each brings a story from his part of the "forest." The book is the result of a two-and-a-half-year odyssey around the world, through 45 countries and 20 states and into the lives of over 125 Samoans documenting what it means to be Samoan not only in Samoa but in the farthest reaches of the globe.

Ka Hana Kapa

Ka Hana Kapa PDF Author: William Tufts Brigham
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Category : Tapa
Languages : en
Pages : 396

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The Journal of the Polynesian Society

The Journal of the Polynesian Society PDF Author: Polynesian Society (N.Z.)
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Category : Polynesia
Languages : en
Pages : 780

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Vols. for 1892-1941 contain the transactions and proceedings of the society.

O si Manu a Alii

O si Manu a Alii PDF Author: Manumaua Luafata Simanu-Klutz
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824825959
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 684

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'O si Manu a Ali'i is the first comprehensive guide for teachers of Samoan oratory and the Samoan language of respect. It is also an authoritative resource book for students of the language. The author's insightful descriptions of Samoan culture provide the necessary social contexts for learning these important speech registers. Text in Samoan

Papers

Papers PDF Author: Carnegie Institution of Washington. Tortugas Laboratory
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Category : Marine biology
Languages : en
Pages : 372

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The Pacific Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia

The Pacific Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia PDF Author: Adrienne L. Kaeppler
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0192842382
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 217

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With more than one hundred illustrations--most in full color--this volume offers a stimulating and insightful account of two dynamic artistic cultures, traditions that have had a considerable impact on modern western art through the influence of artists such as Gauguin. After an introduction to Polynesian and Micronesian art separately, the book focuses on the artistic types, styles, and concepts shared by the two island groups, thereby placing each in its wider cultural context. From the textiles of Tonga to the canoes of Tahiti, Adrienne Kaeppler sheds light on religious and sacred rituals and objects, carving, architecture, tattooing, and much more.