Maori paddles
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
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 Waka Tuau. ...
Maori Feather box
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
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: Native Alaskan surrealists
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 three-inch...
Biography
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 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
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...
Pacific Art
Pacific Art All the traditional arts from Polynesia Micronesia and Melanesia together form 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 Easter Island....
Old Carved Club from the pacific
Old carved clubs from the Pacific Islands Old Carved Club This article looks at the various types of old carved club from the Pacific. It has lots of images to help readers identify where their war club comes from and what it is worth. Old carved club are quite...