Myth + Magic
Subtitle: Art of the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Publisher: National Gallery of Australia
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780642334558
Subjects: Art, primitive; Material culture; Ethnology, papua new guinea; Rites and ceremonies; Papua new guinea, history; Islands of the pacific, antiquities
Description: This book provides a rare opportunity to encounter masterpieces from the Sepik, works of art that speak of a time and place where spirits and ancestors were integral to daily life. These works come from the rich collections of the National Gallery of Australia, other Australian museums and art galleries, and the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery. This publication celebrates the unique cultures of a country that has been so closely linked to ours, a country that is now celebrating its fortieth anniversary of independence.