Landscapes of Fiji, Hawaiian and Society Islands.
Art of the people of Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia.
Australian Aboriginal art.
A unique collection of Maori art and artefacts and New Zealand landscapes.
View a sample selection below. To search the full collection complete the registration form at
www.werner-forman-archive.com/registrationform.htm
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The Ambun Stone. Papua New Guinea, Mae-Enga culture. National Museum of Australia, Canberra. |
Flute stopper used in boys' initiation ceremonies. Papua New Guinea, 20th C. Courtesy Entwistle Gallery, London. |
The Micronesian goddess Sope. Nuokoro Island, 18th -19th C. Courtesy Entwistle Gallery, London. |
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"Palangapang" mother of pearl necklace. Philippines. |
Bark painting of a kangaroo hunt. Australia. |
Wooden god figures at a "Marae" (temple site). Hanaunau, Hawaii. |
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A female poutokomanawa. New Zealand, 1860. National Museum of New Zealand, Wellington. |
Te Hau-Ki-Turanga meeting house. Manutuke, 1842. National Museum of New Zealand, Wellington. |
Portrait of chief Raharuhi Rukupo. Manutuke, 1842. National Museum of New Zealand, Wellington. |