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one another thanks to the development of extraordinary
navigation techniques—are all part of this history. The
exhibition includes historic documents and prints that
anchor it in the context of the voyages of Captain James
Cook, as well as an extremely rare kaitaia carving dating
to the fourteenth century and on loan from the Auckland
Museum, are highlights, as are Maori navigation paddles
(hoe), Tahitian chiefs’ costumes, and nineteenth-century
examples of Solomon Islands war canoe prow ornaments
(nguzunguzu) of the 19th century. Contemporary
creations will also have a place in the show and will be
presented alongside the traditional ones as a reminder of
the vitality and dynamism that these cultures continue to
display. The exhibition will be on view from September
29 until December 10, 2018.
LEFT: Figural hook.
Tonga. 1870.
Whale tooth, glass beads, fi ber.
H: 12.2 cm.
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,
University of Cambridge, inv 1955.247.
RIGHT: Façade painting, panggal.
Torricelli Mountains or Prince
Alexander Range, Papua New
Guinea. Before 1955.
Palm spathe, pigments. H: 390 cm.
Collected by Alfred Bühler.
Museum der Kulturen Basel, inv. Vb 22106.
Photo: Stephan Zurkinden, 1986.
BELOW: Feather cape, ahu ula,
once owned by Kamehameha II.
Early 20th century.
Feathers, fi ber, painted barkcloth.
W: 207 cm.
Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology, University of
Cambridge.
MIDDLE RIGHT: Tene Waitere,
Ta Moko panel, 1896–99.
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa,
inv. ME004211.
© Museum of New Zealand Te Papa
Tongarewa.
LEFT: Deity head, akua hulu
manu. Hawaii.
Late 18th century.
Feathers, fi ber, hair, shell beads, seeds,
dog teeth. H: 62 cm.
© The Trustees of the British Museum.
RIGHT: Detail of Lisa Reihana,
In Pursuit of Venus Infected,
2015–2017.
HD color video.
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki.
Reproduced courtesy of the artist and of
ARTPROJECTS.
OCEANIA
LONDON—In celebration of its 250 years of existence,
the Royal Academy of Arts is presenting a major and
ambitious exhibition of Oceanic art, a first for the United
Kingdom, which will include material from the entire
area from New Guinea to Hawaii and Easter Island
created over a period of more than 500 years. Nearly
two hundred artworks represent a region that is as vast
as it is diverse, providing insight into the genesis of the
area and how it was populated and evolved. Voyages to
paradisiacal yet dangerous environments, the establishment
of settlements, and subsequent contacts and interactions
between islands—often at great distance from