Art of the Pacific Islands Philippines Pacific Ocean United States Mexico Malaysia Micronesia New Guinea Polynesia Indonesia Java Australia Melanesia Tasmanian Sea
Easter Island, Marquesas & Hawaii Moai Colassal Volcanic Stone Statues, on Easter Islands or Te Pito o Te Henua, meaning The Center (or Navel) of the World by the Rapa Nui people off the coast of what is today the South American country of Chile. The largest of these statues weighs 84 tons (12 elephants) and up to 6 yards high, 4th Century AD. Marquesas Island body decoration tattoos and carved wooden clubs Carved Wooden Bowl, uses same form line style as tattoos God statues in Puuhonua o Honauau (Place of Refuge), Big Island, Hawaii incorrectly called Tikki s by Europeans Porpoise-Tooth Crown with glass trade beads, & fiber, Kamuela, Hawaii
AUSTRALIA & MELANESIA Papua New Guinea, canoe prow (front), wood & paint Ayers Rock or Uluru in what is to day Australia, Aboriginal (original Australians) sacred site with many petro glyphs (rock carvings) and rock paintings. This culture is the oldest continuous living culture on earth beginning in 100,000 B.C.E. A deeply mystical culture traditionally Aborigines believe dreams are more real than the waking world and song helps guide the outcome of our lives. Bark Painting with dots, Australia Plant seed jewelry, Australia Solomon Islands, Clam Shell Turtle Shell & Fibers Drum carved in one piece, New Ireland,
NEW ZEALAND, TAHITI, SAMOA, & RAROTONGA Fly Whisk Handle of King Pomare II, 1700 s, Maohi/Tahitian, whale ivory & coconut fiber, 12 Giant Vaka 'Te Au O Te Tonga' boats from Rarotonga/Cook Islands went to Tahiti & Hawai i, & Carved Wooden figure Meeting House & Post Figure of a Warrior, wood, 19th century, New Zealand, Maori people, other original people here are the Moriori who no longer exist in large numbers. Samoan woman with a carved war club wearing coconut bark cloth or siapo & turtle shell combs, 19th century
Philippines Originally culturally Malayan in the 1500 s AD became influenced by the Spanish. Before the Spanish these islands had their own written language with literature, dance, music, plays and a unique boating technology Manunggui Burial Jar, c. 1500 BC/BCE on its lid there are two boatmen in a traditional banca traveling across a mythical body of water to the after life. Woven baskets with fitted lids out of palm leaves, different designs for different shaped fish and pasiking or back packs are traditional. Other Pacific island cultures have baskets with fitted lids as well. Textiles woven with portable back strap looms and stable looms have religious importance and are used as blankets and clothing. Deigns have symbolic meaning representing animals for good luck, fertility, rain, and more.
INDONESIA, JAVA, & MALAYSIA Traditional culture is influenced by Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam many temples and mosques are built. A complex and unique musical, dance, and theatre tradition has been practiced here for centuries. Batik is a style of art where artists draw with wax and then dye cloth, the cloth does not take the color where the wax is. Ikat is a woven cloth style that uses tie dyed yarn creating what looks like blurred edges in the pattern. Shadow Puppets before TV and movies they were used to act out plays
3 pts. Quiz: Pacific Islands 1. Australia: name the rock that is an Aboriginal sacred site. 2. What style of painting is traditionally used by Australian Aborigines? 3. Indonesia, Bali, Java, & Malaysia: name 3 special ways of creating art used 4. What makes Batik cloth unusual? 5. What makes Ikat cloth unusual? 6. What is cloth made from on Samoa? 7. What is the most well know art of the Rapa Nui on Easter Island? 8. What art form are the Marquesas known for?
3 pts. Quiz: Pacific Islands 1. Australia: name the rock that is an Aboriginal sacred site. Ayers Rock or Uluru 2. What style of painting is traditionally used by Australian Aborigines? Dots 3. Indonesia, Bali, Java, & Malaysia: name 3 special ways of creating art used Batik, Ikat, & Shadow Puppets 4. What makes Batik cloth unusual? Designs are painted with wax 5. What makes Ikat cloth unusual? The cloth is woven with tie dyed yarn 6. What is cloth made from on Samoa? Coconut bark 7. What is the most well know art of the Rapa Nui on Easter Island? Colossal Stone Sculptures 8. What art form are the Marquesas known for? Tattoos
Resources http://www.koleksyon.com/filipinoheritage/ visual-arts/pre-colonial-period.asp http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/countries/australi a&pacificislands.html http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/ma p/malaysia_map.htm http://www.yourchildlearns.com/onlineatlas/asia/images/malaysia.gif