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Kamoro art : tradition and innovation in a New Guinea culture / edited by Dirk Smidt ; with an essay, Kamoro life and ritual, by Jan Pouwer.
Fine Arts Library N7411.P3 K35 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- Dutch
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art, Mimika--Exhibitions.
- Art, Mimika.
- Mimika (Indonesian people)--Social life and customs--Exhibitions.
- Mimika (Indonesian people).
- Mimika (Indonesian people)--Rites and ceremonies--Exhibitions.
- Rites and ceremonies.
- Manners and customs.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 157 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 32 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : KIT Publishers ; Leiden : Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, [2003]
- Summary:
- This book celebrates the long neglected art of the Kamoro, a people living along the southwest coast of Papua. Traditional Kamoro culture was characterised by an almost uninterrupted series of feasts and ceremonies. Some of these feasts are still celebrated today. Woodcarvings made in a distinct style play an essential part in the proceedings. For the first time, a selection of major pieces from the collection of the Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, augmented by rare objects from other museums in the Netherlands, has been brought together. Many of the objects, some collected as early as 1828, are unique. Recently collected woodcarvings show the versatility of the Kamoro in continuing the tradition while adding innovative changes to their repertoire. The book, edited by Dirk Smidt, includes a substantial essay by Jan Pouwer on major ceremonial feasts, and contributions by other experts in the field, including Todd Harple, Karen Jacobs, Methodius Mamapuku, and Hein A. van der Schoot. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- History of collecting Kamoro art / Dirk Smidt 14
- Ancestral heritage and the essence of life / Methodius Mamapuku, Todd S. Harple 22
- Kamoro life and ritual / Jan Power 24
- Rituals of the life cycle 27
- Societal festivities 47
- Kamoro up to the sixties / Hein A. van der Schoot 58
- Catholic Mission and Kamoro culture / Karen Jacobs 62
- Kamoro Arts Festival / Karen Jacobs 66
- Catalogue / Babke Aarts, Henk Imanse, Karen Jacobs, Dirk Smidt 73
- Expeditions 74
- Karapao 80
- Watani kame 100
- Emakame 104
- Kiawa 118
- Kaware 124
- Transitional period 1950s 132
- Kamoro Arts Festival 2000 134
- Kamoro Arts Festival 2002 142.
- Notes:
- "Published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Papua leeft! Ontmoet de Kamoro' held at the Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden, the Netherlands, from 14 February to 31 August, 2003"--Colophon.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-155).
- ISBN:
- 9068322680
- OCLC:
- 53376162
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