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Tall ancestor poles arranged in a curve in the center of a bright white gallery space.
Special Installation

Arts of Oceania

Body mask, Asmat artist(s), Mulberry fiber, rattan, sago palm leaves, wood, bamboo, cassowary bone, cassowary feathers, feathers, coix seeds, pigment, Asmat people
Asmat artist(s)
mid-20th century
Sereu (beaded panel), Cenderawasih Bay artist, Glass beads, coconut palm fiber, cotton, Cenderawasih Bay
Cenderawasih Bay artist
Late 19th–early 20th century
Ana deo (ancestral couple), Nage artist, Wood, Nage
Nage artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Lawo butu (women’s ceremonial skirt), Ngada artist, Cotton, glass beads, chambered-nautilus shell, nassa shell, Ngada peoples
Ngada artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Deel (fan), Marshall Islands artist, Pandanus leaves, hibiscus fiber, Marshallese
Marshall Islands artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Waka huia (treasure box), Māori artist, Wood, shell (pāua), Maori people
Māori artist
mid-late 19th century
Epa (carved panel for a storehouse), Māori artist, Wood, Māori
Māori artist
Mid-18th century or earlier
Daveniyaqona (ritual dish), Fijian artist, Wood (vesi, Intsia bijuga), Fijian
Fijian artist
Early 19th century
Tahiri ra'a (fly whisk), Mā'ohi artist, Wood, coconut fiber ('aha), human hair, Austral Islands
Mā'ohi artist
Early–mid-19th century
Female Figure, Wood, Inyai-Ewa people
Inyai-Ewa people
16th–19th century
Tevau (feather money coil), Santa Cruz Islands artist, Feathers, fiber, bark, seeds, shell, glass beads, leaves, Santa Cruz Islands
Santa Cruz Islands artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Tema (breastplate), Santa Cruz Islands artist, Tridacna shell, turtle shell, trade cloth, fiber, Santa Cruz Islands
Santa Cruz Islands artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Nguzunguzu (canoe prow ornament), New Georgia Island artist (?), Wood, paint, shell, New Georgia Island people(?)
New Georgia Island artist (?)
late 19th–early 20th century
Pendant, New Georgia Island artist, Conus shell, New Georgia Island
New Georgia Island artist
early to mid-20th century
Krar (mask), Mabuiag Island artist, Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander
Mabuiag Island artist
mid to late 19th century
Headrest, Wood, lime, Tami Islands
Tami Islands
mid to late 19th century
Ceremonial Board (Malu), Wood, Sawos people
Sawos people
19th century
Kapkap (pendant or head ornament), New Ireland artist, Tridacna shell, turtle shell, fiber, New Ireland
New Ireland artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Funerary Carving (Malagan), Wood, paint, fiber, Northern New Ireland people
Northern New Ireland people
Late 19th–early 20th century
Lime Spatula, Mutuaga, Wood, lime, Massim
Mutuaga
1900–1910
Mask (eharo), Barkcloth, cane, paint, fiber, Elema people
Elema people
Early 20th century
Headdress (Kapurei), Wood, paint, Sulka people
Sulka people
late 19th–early 20th century
Kavat (mask), Kairak Baining artist, Bamboo, barkcloth, paint, Kairak Baining people
Kairak Baining artist
1973