Oceanic art and architecture: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Oceanian art

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dilly bag; Aboriginal Australian art, Northern Territory, Australia

Initiation scene in a cult house. From Abelam, Papua New Guinea. In the Museum of Ethnology, Basel, Switzerland.

warrior's neck ornament

Stone figure, igneous rock. From the Ambum River valley, Papua New Guinea. In the Australian National Gallery, Canberra.

Easter Island moai

Canoe prow, wood, paint, and cassowary feathers, from Geelvink Bay, Irian Jaya; in the Basel (Switz.) Museum of Cultures.

Double figure from a house post, wood. From Lake Sentani, Irian Jaya. In the Australian National Gallery, Canberra.

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