Oceanic Art Society

Promoting the understanding and appreciation of Oceanic art.

OAS 2019 End of Year Function

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To all OAS Members and Friends: You are invited to attend the Oceanic Art Society 2019 End of Year Function on :  Saturday 16 November 2019. AGM and Lecture Meeting plus Lunch are to be held at:The Middle Harbour 16ft Skiff Club 237 Spit Road, Mosman, NSW (Located off the Spit Bridge) www.middleharbourskiffs.com.au 10.00am | Registration and AGM | 11:00am | Lecture : “Hongi Hika – Maori Warrior, Diplomat, Agricultural […]

Wanted : A New Editor for OAS Journal

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Position Vacant – OAS Journal Editor.An exciting opportunity that connects you to the tribal art world. Rewards : Have the satisfaction of producing a respected quarterly with a worldwide readership. Receive a fantastic and ongoing tribal art education for free. Great opportunity to expand your professional writing and editing skills. Gain access to Australian and […]

Heroes and Spirits in Cannes

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Heroes and Spirits in Cannes From Jul 05 2019 to Oct 27 2019 CANNES—In collaboration with the city of Cannes, the Musée de la Castre is presenting Héros et Esprits de Nouvelle-Guinée (Heroes and Spirits of New Guinea), an exhibition that features some forty photographs taken by insatiable adventuress Wylda Bayrón. Her series of portraits […]

Times Are A Changing

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In this issue of the of the OAS Journal we are fortunate to have Dr Maia Nuku, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, chart the evolution of that institution over the last 50 years, particularly in the decisions taken that resulted in its present day collections of Pacific art. Through the actions […]

Lost in transit

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Lost in transit, Launceston, Tasmania. If anyone has any information concerning this woomera please contact John Hawkins via our contact page. A rare and early spear-thrower woomera– early 19th Century. Australian Aborigine, collected in the Murray River region 1830-1840. The subtly curved body of the thrower has a hand grip of gum and at the opposite end […]

Documentary : Maori Markings – Ta Moko

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Documentary : Maori Marking – Ta Moko Enjoy this short documentary made on occasion of the opening of this amazing exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF3w66aa2VI There is a superb exhibition catalogue available for $39.95  

Hongi Hika – Brent Kerehona

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Hongi Hika – Lecture by Brent Kerehona Thursday 18 July 2019 12:45 – 1:30pm Maori Markings Ta Moko, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Free As part of the United Nations Year of Indigenous Languages, Brent Kerehona, historian and descendant of Hongi Hika (Ngāpuhi iwi, 1772-1828), discusses Hika’s contributions to the first Te reo Māori and […]

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