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V23 Issue 3

The Art of Collecting

25/08/2018 Cover Story, Featured Slider, V23 Issue 3

By Jim Elmslie Oceanic Art means different things to different people. Made by indigenous peoples for traditional cultural and utilitarian practice, artefacts are now prized by many people far removed …

New Guinea: What I Did and What I Saw

25/08/2018 Next Lecture, V23 Issue 3

Wednesday 19 September – OAS Lecture, 6:30pm, Australian Museum. Barry Craig will be presenting an illustrated talk on: New Guinea: What I Did and What I Saw I went to …

Ninth OAS Forum in Sydney

25/08/2018 Featured Slider, Forums, V23 Issue 3

Aboriginal and Pacific art: Collections and artists, then and now. OAS in conjunction with the Art Gallery of New South Wales and Australian Museum, 1-3 February 2019 After the stunning …

Red Lower Sepik/Ramu mask

Aesthetics of New Guinea Art – Part II

24/08/2018 Lectures, V23 Issue 3

Lecture by Michael Hamson, Savage Club, Melbourne, 21 October 2017 This article continues on from Part One which appeared in the last edition of the OAS Journal where Mr. Hamson …

The Sam and Sharon Singer Collection of Oceanic Art

24/08/2018 Collections, V23 Issue 3

Based on a presentation by Sam Singer at the OAS Savage Club Forum, 2017 I want to thank OAS for bringing all of us, scholars, collectors, museums, dealers, and auction …

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