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Cultural Treasures of the Lower Sepik River, PNG

01/02/2016 By Oceanic Art Society

By Chris Boylan The National Cultural (Preservation) Act of 1965 was the strongest comprehensive legislation protecting the cultural heritage of Papua New Guinea ever enacted. In the years that followed, staff from the National Museum and Art Gallery of PNG and anthropologists in the field began to document important cultural objects still held by traditional […]

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Filed Under: Members Only, V21 Issue 1, Volume 21

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor – Part III

01/02/2016 By Craig Barry

Hunter was born in Adelaide in 1871 and served three years in the South Australian Infantry during the Boer War (1899-1902). He married in 1905 and was an accountant at the time of enlistment in the AN&MEF in October 1914. He was immediately given the rank of Sergeant, promoted to Lieutenant a year later and […]

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Filed Under: Members Only, Museums, V21 Issue 1, Volume 21

A New Chapter Begins for PNG’s National Museum

01/11/2015 By Elmslie James

This edition of the OAS Journal celebrates the opening of the exciting new exhibition, “Built on Culture: the Art of Papua New Guinea, celebrating 40 years of PNG Independence” on 14th September this year at the National Museum and Art Gallery of Papua New Guinea.

Filed Under: All Journal Articles, Cover Story, V20 Issue 5, Volume 20

Using archaeological perspectives to uncover indigenous perspectives on the colonial process in PNG

01/11/2015 By Oceanic Art Society

Archaeological Perspectives

Saturday 14 November – Australian Museum via William Street new entrance 10:00 am registration, 10:30 OAS AGM, 11:00 Dr Robin Torrence (see below), 12 Noon close, 1:00pm Lunch at Sky Phoenix in the city. Bookings essential. Dr. Robin Torrence, Senior Principal Research Scientist – Geosciences and Archaeology, Australian Museum, wil be presenting a talk on: […]

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Filed Under: All Journal Articles, Lectures, Members Only, V20 Issue 5, Volume 20

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor – Part II

01/11/2015 By Craig Barry

Backstrap loom with woven textile

By Barry Craig. Continued from the last edition of the OAS Journal In a previous issue of the OAS Newsletter, I provided an introduction to the WW1 military collectors and the collections of things that came to the South Australian Museum. In this issue I provide a sample of the biography and collections of Arnold […]

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Filed Under: Members Only, Museums, V20 Issue 5, Volume 20

OAS is pleased to report on a significant gift of West Papuan material to the Australian Museum this year by Todd Barlin

01/11/2015 By Oceanic Art Society

Earlier this year Todd Barlin was contacted by Keren Ruki and Stephen Alderton from the Australian Museum in Sydney to tell him that some Asmat & Mimika pieces acquired from him would soon be displayed in their new Pacific Spirits exhibition. Todd was thrilled, as he had not seen those artworks since 1993. He had […]

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Filed Under: All Journal Articles, Members Only, News, V20 Issue 5, Volume 20

Tribal Art London, 2 – 5 September 2015

01/11/2015 By Crispin Howarth

Up until the early 1990s Great Britain had quite a number of tribal art dealers, auction houses ran specialist sales and London was central to collecting tribal art. International shifts in the art market moved this centre to New York. Now, for many, Paris is seen to be the centre for tribal art however, there […]

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Filed Under: All Journal Articles, Members Only, News, V20 Issue 5, Volume 20

Myth & Magic: Art of the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea

01/11/2015 By Oceanic Art Society

Myth & Magic: Art of the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, by Crispin Howarth Reviewed by Peter McCabe The National Gallery of Australia published this book in association with its Sepik exhibit held from August to November 2015. The book is largely written and edited by the Curator of the exhibit, Crispin Howarth, but also […]

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Members Only, V20 Issue 5

A New Era Begins for the PNG Museum and Art Gallery

01/11/2015 By Mike Gunn

Built on Culture’s new display style

In an exciting new development, the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O’Neill, opened “Built on Culture: the Art of Papua New Guinea, celebrating 40 years of PNG Independence” on 14th September this year at the National Museum and Art Gallery of Papua New Guinea. This exhibition is the first result of the Twinning […]

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Filed Under: Galleries, Members Only, V20 Issue 5

A Brief History of the Sepik (continued)

01/11/2015 By Ron May

Although the Sepik District became increasingly important as a source of labour – with a corresponding increase in the activities of labour recruiters in uncontrolled areas – no steps were taken before 1918 to extend government control. In that year two German labour recruiters were killed by villagers inland from Aitape and although the actions […]

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Filed Under: Members Only, Research, V20 Issue 5

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