{"product_id":"oceania-by-maia-nuku-9781588397669","title":"Oceania","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOceania\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fresh look at this expansive region by incorporating new scholarship and perspectives from Indigenous voices, using art to explore histories of expression and aesthetic innovation that epitomise Oceania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe visual arts of Oceania tell a wealth of dynamic stories about origins, ancestral power, performance, and initiation. This publication delves into the deeply rooted connections between Austronesian-speaking peoples, whose ancestral homelands span Island Southeast Asia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and the island archipelagoes of the northern and eastern Pacific. Unlike previous books, it foregrounds Indigenous perspectives, alongside multidisciplinary research in art history, ethnography, and archaeology, to provide an intimate look at Oceania, its art, and its culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStunning new photography highlights more than 130 magnificent objects, ranging from elaborately carved ancestral figures in ceremonial houses, towering slit drums, and dazzling turtle-shell masks to polished whale ivory breastplates. Underscoring the powerful interplay between the ocean and its islands, and the ongoing connection with spiritual and ancestral realms, \u003cem\u003eOceania: The Shape of Time\u003c\/em\u003e presents an art-focused approach to life and culture while guiding readers through the artistic achievements of Islanders across millennia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMuseum of Art Pudong, Shanghai\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(June 1–August 20, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational Museum of Qatar, Doha\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(October 16, 2023–January 15, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by The Metropolitan Museum of Art\/Distributed by Yale University Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340987777260,"sku":"9781588397669","price":95.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7b88f3356946d91ec17575d10f2387bc.jpg?v=1772190407","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/oceania-by-maia-nuku-9781588397669","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}