Oceanic Art Id

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Artist/Culture: Melanesian
Title: Asmat Bisj Poles
Date: Early-Mid 20th c.
Materials: Painted Wood
Location/Culture of Origin: Irian Jaya, New Guinea

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Artist/Culture: Melanesia
Title: Tatanua Mask
Date: 19th-20th c.
Materials: Feather, fiber, shell, wood, lime
Location/Culture of Origin: New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

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Artist/Culture: Melanesian
Title: Auuenau
Date: 1913
Materials: Ochre on bark
Location/Culture of Origin: W. Arnhem Land, Australia

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Artist/Culture: Polynesian
Title: Moai
Date: 10th-12th c.
Materials: Tufa
Location/Culture of Origin: Rapa Nui (Easter Islands)

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Artist/Culture: Polynesian
Title: Hair Ornaments
Date: Collected 1870's C.E.
Materials: Bone
Location/Culture of Origin: Marquesas Islands

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Artist/Culture: Polynesian
Title: Tattooed Warrior w/War Club
Date: Early 19th c.
Materials: Color engraving
Location/Culture of Origin: Marquesas Islands

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Artist/Culture: King Kamehameha III/Polynesian
Title: Feathered Cloak
Date: 1830's C.E.
Materials: Feathers and fiber netting
Location/Culture of Origin: Hawaii

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Artist/Culture: Polynesian
Title: Kuka'ilimoku
Date: Late 18th-Early 19th c.
Materials: Wood
Location/Culture of Origin: Hawaii