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Oceanic Encounters Through Time and Space

12/07/2017 By James Elmslie

Author Professor Peter McCabe, OAS Journal Editor Dr. Jim Elmslie, and author Dr. Barry Craig discuss matters Oceanic at the Art Gallery of South Australia.

This edition of the OAS Journal once again traverses through time and space exploring aspects of Pacific cultures, from the first contact made by Captain James Cook in Hawaii to the current interactions of New York artist, Shiva Lynn Burgos, with the Kwoma people in PNG. Oceanic art plays a central role in both these […]

Filed Under: Cover Story, V22 Issue 3

STONED – Lithic Technology of the Ancient Polynesians

12/07/2017 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

NEXT LECTURE Wednesday, July 19, Australian Museum, 6.30 for 7.00pm. OAS & Australian Museum members $25, others $35, includes substantial refreshments and wine. Mark Blackburn will be presenting a lecture on STONED – Lithic Technology of the Ancient Polynesians I am delighted to be visiting Australia again and also for the opportunity to present on […]

Filed Under: Lectures, V22 Issue 3

Patterns in Beaded Aprons of Cenderawasih (Geelvink) Bay – Symbols of Cultural Beliefs

12/07/2017 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

Patterns in Beaded Aprons of Cenderawasih (Geelvink) Bay – Symbols of Cultural Beliefs by Professor Peter McCabe, University of Adelaide Aprons of varying styles have traditionally been worn throughout New Guinea, especially for festive occasions, but the aprons of Cenderawasih Bay (formerly Geelvink Bay), in the northwest part of the island, were unique in being […]

Filed Under: All Journal Articles, Cultures, V22 Issue 3

Between Worlds: A new musical theatre work reimagining James Cook’s encounter with the Hawai’ians

12/07/2017 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

James Cook meets King Kalani’ōpu’u (Blake Erickson & Nicholas Starte). (Photo by Damien Higginbotham).

Between Worlds: A new musical theatre work reimagining James Cook’s encounter with the Hawai’ians by Nick Higginbotham James Cook’s 18th Century voyages of discovery brought home an unparalleled wealth of Oceanic material culture that continues to give life to contemporary understandings of Pacific Peoples. Observations by Cook, his officers, crew and scientists form an essential […]

Filed Under: Theatre, V22 Issue 3

The Mariwai Project

12/07/2017 By Oceanic Art Society Australia

Applying finishing touches to a spirit figure

by Shiva Lynn Burgos I have recently been on an expedition of discovery into the rites, rituals and arts of the Kwoma people of Mariwai village, Papua New Guinea. The Kwoma inhabit a group of villages in the Washkuk Hills and along the Sanchi River, which flows into the Sepik River. The total population is […]

Filed Under: Cultures, V22 Issue 3

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor – Part VI

12/07/2017 By Barry Craig

The hemlaut mask from Ogilvy on the left and a hemlaut for one dancer on the right; collected by B. Craig, 1993; A.74139. Pacific Cultures Gallery, South Australian Museum.

by Barry Craig.  Continued from OAS Journal Vol.21 No.5. In this issue of the OAS Journal, I provide more details of Harry’s service with the AN&MEF and a sample of his collection in the South Australian Museum. Harry Lort Spencer Balfour Ogilvy Harry was appointed as Captain when he enlisted with the AN&MEF and was […]

Filed Under: Research, V22 Issue 3

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