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Crazy Bailers

01/04/2015 By Hermione Waterfield

Crazy Bailers

By Hermione Waterfield. Bailers are used all over the world to scoop the water from the bottom of boats, but those in the Pacific are carved in wood. Objects for practical use, but nonetheless the Maori of New Zealand often decorated them lavishly. They were prized items for those who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Members Only, Special Pieces, V20 Issue 2, Volume 20

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A Successful Year – President’s Report on 2018

A Successful Year – President’s Report on 2018

New Guinea: What I Did and What I Saw

New Guinea: What I Did and What I Saw

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A Short History of the Tribal Art Market

Masterpieces of Oceanic Art from the Todd Barlin Collection during OAS Forum February 2019

Masterpieces of Oceanic Art from the Todd Barlin Collection during OAS Forum February 2019

Oceania: Royal Academy of Arts, London, 29 September to 10 December 2018

Oceania: Royal Academy of Arts, London, 29 September to 10 December 2018

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