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Magic Masks and Figures from Oceania

26/11/2022

Leif Birger Holmstedt, Torso Publishing, 2021, 158 pages.

Review by Jim Elmslie

The strength of this book is in its excellent images, many previously unpublished. The images are mostly of high quality from a range of photographers: besides the author himself this book features images by Hughes Dubois; Kevin Conru; Michael Hamson; Richard Aldridge; Chris Boylan and Paul Uvgaard, as well as images from the National Gallery of Australia and the Nationalmuseet Copenhagen. These are big names in the small world of Oceanic art and represent . . .

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Category: All Journal Articles, Book Reviews, Members Only, V27 Issue 4, Volume 27

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