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Artefacts of Encounter
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Discover the profound significance of Pacific artefacts and artworks in this meticulously crafted hardback book, perfect for collectors and enthusiasts alike. This stunning volume chronicles items collected during the historic voyages of Captain James Cook, alongside artefacts gathered by the navigators, traders, and missionaries who followed in his wake. With dimensions measuring 285 x 250 mm and 348 rich pages, this large-format book is an essential addition to any library focused on Pacific art and culture.
Featuring over 200 items from the world-renowned Cook voyage collection at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) in Cambridge, this catalogue showcases key artefacts dating back to Cook's first voyage. Each artefact tells a unique story, providing insight into the technologies, belief systems, and social structures of indigenous cultures throughout Oceania.
Scholarly contributions from leading experts challenge traditional narratives and shed new light on the importance of these artefacts of encounter. The book is complemented by hundreds of sumptuous photographs that visually narrate the rich history of the Pacific Islands. Whether you're a scholar, a student, or simply passionate about Fiji, Samoa, and Polynesian cultures, this publication is a crucial resource for understanding the dynamic cultural exchanges that shaped modern histories. Explore the artistry and cultural narratives embedded in these unique Pacific artefacts today!
Author: Nicholas Thomas Publisher: Otago University Press
Bind: hardback
Dimensions: 285 x 250 mm
Pages: 348
Publication Date: 17-06-2016
The Pacific artefacts and works of art collected during the three voyages of Captain James Cook and the navigators, traders and missionaries who followed him are of foundational importance for the study of art and culture in Oceania. These collections are representative not only of technologies or belief systems but of indigenous cultures at the formative stages of their modern histories, and exemplify Islanders’ institutions, cosmologies and social relationships. Recently, scholars from the Pacific and further afield, working with Pacific artefacts at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge (MAA), have set out to challenge and rethink some longstanding assumptions on their significance. The Cook voyage collection at the MAA is among the four or five most important in the world, containing over 200 of the 2000-odd objects with Cook voyage provenance that are dispersed throughout the world. The collection includes some 100 artefacts dating from Cook’s first voyage. This stunning book catalogues this collection, and its cutting-edge scholarship sheds new light on the significance of many artefacts of encounter.
Hundreds of sumptuous photographs of artefacts collected on the voyages of Captain Cook and by traders and missionaries who followed him
Cutting-edge scholarship
Large-format jacketed hardback
Featuring over 200 items from the world-renowned Cook voyage collection at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) in Cambridge, this catalogue showcases key artefacts dating back to Cook's first voyage. Each artefact tells a unique story, providing insight into the technologies, belief systems, and social structures of indigenous cultures throughout Oceania.
Scholarly contributions from leading experts challenge traditional narratives and shed new light on the importance of these artefacts of encounter. The book is complemented by hundreds of sumptuous photographs that visually narrate the rich history of the Pacific Islands. Whether you're a scholar, a student, or simply passionate about Fiji, Samoa, and Polynesian cultures, this publication is a crucial resource for understanding the dynamic cultural exchanges that shaped modern histories. Explore the artistry and cultural narratives embedded in these unique Pacific artefacts today!
Author: Nicholas Thomas Publisher: Otago University Press
Bind: hardback
Dimensions: 285 x 250 mm
Pages: 348
Publication Date: 17-06-2016
The Pacific artefacts and works of art collected during the three voyages of Captain James Cook and the navigators, traders and missionaries who followed him are of foundational importance for the study of art and culture in Oceania. These collections are representative not only of technologies or belief systems but of indigenous cultures at the formative stages of their modern histories, and exemplify Islanders’ institutions, cosmologies and social relationships. Recently, scholars from the Pacific and further afield, working with Pacific artefacts at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge (MAA), have set out to challenge and rethink some longstanding assumptions on their significance. The Cook voyage collection at the MAA is among the four or five most important in the world, containing over 200 of the 2000-odd objects with Cook voyage provenance that are dispersed throughout the world. The collection includes some 100 artefacts dating from Cook’s first voyage. This stunning book catalogues this collection, and its cutting-edge scholarship sheds new light on the significance of many artefacts of encounter.
Hundreds of sumptuous photographs of artefacts collected on the voyages of Captain Cook and by traders and missionaries who followed him
Cutting-edge scholarship
Large-format jacketed hardback
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