Title: Adorning the world : art of the Marquesas Islands /
Authors: Kjellgren, Eric.; Ivory, Carol S.; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Yale University Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Art, Marquesan Exhibitions.
Abstract: "The imagery of Marquesan art is testament to the myriad beings and creatures who inhabited the Marquesan universe - gods, ancestors, humans, lizards, turtles, fish - and to the islands' complex social and political organization. These art forms are explored in the present volume, published in conjunction with the exhibition "Adorning the World: Art of the Marquesas Islands," held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art."--Jacket.
Contents: Statement from the Marquesan people / Toti Tèikiehùupoko -- Director's foreword / Philippe de Montebello -- Map of the Marquesas Islands -- Adorning the world / Eric Kjellgren -- Art and aesthetics in the Marquesas Islands / Carol S. Ivory -- Catalogue / Eric Kjellgren and Carol S. Ivory.