The Marquesans and their art. Volume II: Plastic.
In the wind of the islands| N° d'inventaire | 23994 |
| Format | 24.5 x 31 |
| Détails | 296 p., publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | French Polynesia, 2016 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782367340715 |
The Marquesans and Their Art is a must-read for anyone interested in Marquesan civilization and Eastern Polynesia. It is the result of a detailed study of the various forms of artistic expression—then threatened with extinction—conducted by Karl von den Steinen, a German doctor in the archipelago at the end of the 19th century. It has been a reference work since its first publication in 1925. Its success for nearly a century has never been denied, even though French-speaking readers had to wait until 2005 to benefit from it thanks to the translation initiated by the Museum of Tahiti and the Islands.
These three volumes represent a remarkable and unequalled body of knowledge on the art of tattooing in Polynesia, preceded by historical and ethnographic data (volume I), material culture and the art of tiki (volume II) abundantly illustrated and completed by "The Collections" (volume III) bringing together part of the iconography evoked in the two previous volumes. A work that combines methodological rigor with genuine encounters with the population and thus contributes to the preservation of a remarkable part of the history of civilizations.
After a presentation of the material culture of the Marquesans, this volume is essentially devoted to the art of tiki, studying these anthropomorphic figures in all their forms. The scope of the inventory and the finesse of the analysis of styles make it the counterpart of the first volume on tattooing. To complete his collection on a terrain "impoverished" by the looting and destruction that preceded it, Karl von den Steinen complements it with various Western public and private collections and enlivens it with information gathered on site. The work is accompanied by an abundant iconography, some of which is referred to the third volume.
A co-edition of “Au vent des îles” and “The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands”.
The Marquesans and Their Art is a must-read for anyone interested in Marquesan civilization and Eastern Polynesia. It is the result of a detailed study of the various forms of artistic expression—then threatened with extinction—conducted by Karl von den Steinen, a German doctor in the archipelago at the end of the 19th century. It has been a reference work since its first publication in 1925. Its success for nearly a century has never been denied, even though French-speaking readers had to wait until 2005 to benefit from it thanks to the translation initiated by the Museum of Tahiti and the Islands.
These three volumes represent a remarkable and unequalled body of knowledge on the art of tattooing in Polynesia, preceded by historical and ethnographic data (volume I), material culture and the art of tiki (volume II) abundantly illustrated and completed by "The Collections" (volume III) bringing together part of the iconography evoked in the two previous volumes. A work that combines methodological rigor with genuine encounters with the population and thus contributes to the preservation of a remarkable part of the history of civilizations.
After a presentation of the material culture of the Marquesans, this volume is essentially devoted to the art of tiki, studying these anthropomorphic figures in all their forms. The scope of the inventory and the finesse of the analysis of styles make it the counterpart of the first volume on tattooing. To complete his collection on a terrain "impoverished" by the looting and destruction that preceded it, Karl von den Steinen complements it with various Western public and private collections and enlivens it with information gathered on site. The work is accompanied by an abundant iconography, some of which is referred to the third volume.