Maori Puratino and other instruments Maori Putorino, Koauau, Nguru and Pūtatara are collectable Maori Artifacts and they are collectable as works of art. If you have one of these wonderful artifacts and would like to know what it is worth please feel free to...
Maori Hei Tiki Hei Tiki: A Symbol of Māori Culture, Spirituality, and Craftsmanship The hei tiki is a highly prized ornament worn by both men and women of chiefly rank in Māori society. These unique pendants, traditionally suspended from a flax cord (Phormium tenax),...
Maori Paddles Waka Hoe Broadly Maori Paddles can be devided into three types. Early paddles were functional items and usually had plain blades with minimal decorative elements besides the pommel. These were the paddles made to propel canoes and therefor subject to...
Maori Bailer “Tata” Maori bailer were made to empty the water from the bottom of large wooden canoes but are also a collectable Maori Artifact in their own right. Maori canoes or Waka varied in size but collectable bailers are from large war canoes or...
Maori feather box Wakahuia Maori treasure boxes or feather boxes are important Maori Artifact in their own right. They were created by the Māori people of Aotearoa (New Zealand) to store personal ornaments such as pendants ear rings and chiefly feathers. These items,...
Abelam Baba Tagwa Masks The Abelam people, along with neighboring groups from the Prince Alexander Mountains in the Sepik region of northeast New Guinea, craft various types of basketry masks. One such mask is the baba tagwa, worn over the head like a helmet, as shown...
Yup’ik masks Art of the Tribal Surrealists There is a huge variety of Yup’ik masks but characterized by their inventive surrealism. They are usually made of wood painted with few colors and sometimes decorated with feathers. Masked varied in size from small...
Richard Aldridge in New Guinea Coral Expeditions has asked me to provide a short Biography/History about my career and experiences in PNG so you can get to know me a little more before we meet on the upcoming cruise. I thought I would share my experiences and some...
Primitive Art Primitive art is the politically incorrect name for Tribal art or Ethnographic art but I think the term primitive can still be used. Many pieces of Primitive art have a raw and shocking clarity that makes them superior to contemporary art....
South Pacific Art All the traditional arts from Polynesia Micronesia and Melanesia together form South Pacific Art. Melanesia is Papua New Guinea Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Polynesia is all the Pacific Islands like Tonga and Fiji but also include New Zealand and...
