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Series N, Section II
OCEANIC ART

Edited under the direction of
Paul S. Wingert Columbia University

See: An Outline of Oceanic Art, separate text; Series 0-1, Hindu-
Buddhist art of Indonesia; N489-500, Northwest Coast-Eskimo art


N 151 Art Map of the South Pacific.
N 152 Art Map of New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago.

INDONESIA
    See: 082-85, Hindu-Buddhist art in Java; 0639, Dong-son bronze.

N 153 Sumatra Model House and Karo Batak House University Museum,Philadelphia;Sumatra
        Compare: 0648, 650, Java; 0251, 311, 690, Japan; N180, Sepik.
N 154 Sumatra Toba Batak House Facade. Sumatra
        Compare: 078, 641-642, Cambodia; 0176, Chinese; N258, Maori.
N 155 Sumatra Batak Mask and Magician's Staff.Museum,Leyden
        Compare: N150, Madagascar; N247, Cook Islands; 085, Bali.
N 156 Nicobar Crouching Figure.Museum,Copenhagen
N 157 Enggano Figural Cap and Canoe Prow. Anthropology Museum,Florence
        Compare: N248, 253, Cook Islands and Marquesas figures.
N 158 Nias and Leti Ancestor Figures. Tropenmuseum,Amsterdam
        Compare: 084, Borobudur; N160, Philippines; N168, Korovar.
N 159 Borneo Mask and Shield. Peabody Museum, Cambridge
        Compare: O104, Chou; O639, Dong-son; 085, Java and Bali.
N 160 Philippines Spoons and Figure. University Museum, Philadelphia

AUSTRALIA
    See: Series M, European cave art; Series N-I, African rock art.

N 161 Engraved Shell Pendants.University Museum, Philadelphia
N 162 Churingas, Shield, Boomerang. Metropolitan Museum, New York
N 163 Bark Painting of Kangaroos in X-ray Style. Met.Museum,New York
        Compare: N177, Sepik painting in X-ray style.
N 164 Rock Painting of Serpent Wives and Wondjina Head.Kimberley
        Compare: N6, Bushman painting.
N 165 Rock Painting of Lightning Brothers.Delamere
N 166 Body Painting and Ground Painting at Corroboree Ceremonies Northern Territory
        Compare: N 17, 27, 33, 43, African dancers; N487, sand painting.
N 167 Grave Poles from Melville Island. University Museum, Philadelphia
        Compare: N150, Madagascar grave poles; N208, Asmat.

MELANESIA: NEW GUINEA

Northern and Western New Guinea

N 168 Geelvink Bay Korovar Figure. Museum, Leyden
        Compare: N158, Nias and Leti ancestor figures.
N 169 Geelvink Bay Canoe Prow. Peabody Museum, Cambridge
        Compare: N201, N210, Massim and Asmat canoe prows.
N 170 Lake Sentani Mother & Child and Male Figure.Museum, Basel
N 171 Lake Sentani Carved Bowl. Wingert Collection
N 172 Lake Sentani Tapa Painting with Fish.Museum, Breda
        Compare: N159, Borneo shield; N235, 275, Fiji and Hawaii tapa.

Sepik River

N 173 Coastal Sepik-Ramu Beaked Figure. Musee de 1'Homme,Paris
N 174 Lower Sepik Figure and Panel. Mus.Hamburgh-let.Mus. ,New York
N 175 Lower Sepik Murik& Kanduonum Masks. Mus.Basel;Met.Mus.,New York
N 176 Lower Sepik Kanduonum Shield. Metropolitan Museum,New York
N 177 Lower Sepik Keram River Bark Painting. Metropolitan Mus.,New York
        Compare: N163, 193, Australian and Abelam paintings.
N 178 Lower Sepik Mundugumor Mask. Museum,Frankfurt
N 179 Lower Sepik Mundugumor Flute Figure. Field Museum,Chicago
N 180 Middle Sepik Men's Ceremonial House. Sepik River
        Compare: N153-154, Sumatra; N231, New Caledonia; N238, Palau.
N 181 Middle Sepik Tsuosh Ceremonial House Finial with Man and Bird. Metropolitan         Museum,New York
        Compare: N231, New Caledonia house with finial.
N 182 Middle Sepik Tsuosh Ceremonial Board. Metropolitan Mus., New York
N 183 Middle Sepik Iatmul Ritual Object. Metropolitan Museum, New York
N 184 Middle Sepik Iatmul Gable Mask. Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam
N 185 Middle Sepik Iatmul Lime Container and Shield Metropolitan Museum,New York
N 186 Middle Sepik Orator Stool and Male Figure. Museum,Basel
N 187 Middle Sepik Overmodelled Skull. Metropolitan Museum, New York
        Compare: N220, 227, New Britain and New Hebrides skulls.
N 188 Middle Sepik Kararau Clan Mask with Faces. Museum,Basel
N 189 Middle Sepik Clay Pot and Clay Roof Ornament. Museum,Basel
N 190 Middle Sepik Iatmul Canoe Prow and Karawari Crocodile Head Metropolitan Museum,New         York;Museum,Basel
N 191 Middle Sepik Karawari Hook Figures. Museum,Basel
N 192 Middle Sepik Maprik-Abelam House Figures.Museum, Basel
        Compare: N181-182, Tsuosh finial and board.
N 193 Middle Sepik Maprik-Abelam House Painting.Museum,Basel
N 194 Middle Sepik Maprik-Abelam Basketry Mask. Museum,Basel
N 195 Upper Sepik Washkuk Figure and Painting.Met.Museum,New York
N 196 Upper Sepik May River and Telefolmin Painted Door Boards Metropolitan Museum,New         York;British Museum,London
        Compare: N209, Asmat painted shields.

Eastern and Southern New Guinea

N 197 Astrolabe Bay Ancestor Figure. Museum, Leyden
N 198 Huon Gulf Male Figures. Museums,Budapest,Basel
N 199 Huon Gulf Tapa and Wood Masks.Mus.,Budapest;Fie1d Mus.,Chicago
        Compare: N205, 221, 268, tapa masks; N172, 235, 275, tapa cloth.
N 200 Huon Gulf Drum and Headrest. Museum,Budapest
N 201 Massim Area Canoe Ornaments and Axe.Metropolitan Mus.,New York
N 202 Massim Area Shield and Lime Spatula.Museum of Science, Buffalo
        Compare: N224, Solomons inlay shield and paddle.
N 203 Papuan Gulf Ancestor Boards (Gope). Field Museum,Chicago
N 204 Papuan Gulf Ancestor Boards, Figure, and Skull Rack (Agibe) Metropolitan Museum,NY
        Compare: N162, 209, Australian and Asmat designs.
N 205 Papuan Gulf Hevehe Tapa Mask. Field Museum,Chicago
N 206 Torres Straits Wood and Shell Masks.Metropolitan Mus.,New York
N 207 Torres Straits Fish-form Mask and Drum.British Museum,London
N 208 Asmat Ancestor Pole (Bis). Metropolitan Museum,New York
        Compare: N150, 155, 167, Madagascar, Batak, Australian.
N 209 Asmat Painted Shields. Metropolitan Museum, New York
N 210 Asmat and Mimika Canoe Prows. Metropolitan Museum, New York
        Compare: N169, Geelvink Bay canoe prow.

MELANESIA: ISLANDS
    Note: Matty Island (Wuvulu), N243, in Micronesia section.

N 211 Admiralty Is. Male and Female House Figures. Museum,Basel
N 212 Admiralty Is. Wooden Bowl. Field Museum,Chicago
N 213 Admiralty Is. War Charms and Spatula. Musée de l'Homme, Paris
        Compare: N185, N202, Sepik and Massim spatulas.
N 214 New Ireland Malanggan Mask and Head. Museum,Basel
N 215 New Ireland Malanggan Spirit Boat. Museum,Stuttgart
        Compare: N260, Maori war canoe, drawing.
N 216 New Ireland Malanggan Figures. Musée de l'Homme, Paris
N 217 New Ireland Malanggan Frieze. Museum,Basel
N 218 New Ireland Standing Uli Figure. Museum,Basel
N 219 New Britain Sutka Pith Mask. ........ .Field Museum,Chicago
N 220 New Britain Shield and Overmodelled Skull. Museum,Budapest
        Compare: N176, 185, 187, Sepik shields and skull.
N 221 New Britain Baining Tapa Masks. .Museums,Basel .Hamburg
N 222 Solomons Canoe Prow Head and Female Bust.Museum,Basel
N 223 Solomons Marine Spirit Figure. British Museum, London
N 224 Solomons Paddle and Inlaid Shield. Metropolitan Museum, New York
N 225 Solomons Kapkap Headband, Lime Container, and Pendant Australian Museum,Sydney
        Compare: N256, Marquesas shell headband.
N 226 New Hebrides Tree-Fern Grade Figures. Musée de l'Homme, Paris
N 227 New Hebrides Rambaramb Figures. Musée de l'Homme, Paris
N 228 New Hebrides Temes Nevinbur Heads. Musée de l'Homme, Paris
N 229 New Hebrides Drum Site and Drum. Malekula; Musée de l'Homme, Paris
N 230 New Hebrides Spear Head and Pig Mallet. Museums,Paris,Basel
N 231 New Caledonia House and Finial .New Caledonia;Musée de l'Homme, Paris
        Compare: N117, Congo; N180-181, Sepik house and finial.
N 232 New Caledonia Door Jamb. Museum,Basel
N 233 New Caledonia Masks. Musée de l'Homme, Paris; Museum,Hamburg
N 234 Fiji Dish, Cannibal Forks, and Clubs. Peabody Museum,Salem
        Compare: N245, Tonga-Samoa clubs; N262, Maori clubs.
N 235 Fiji Tapa Cloth and Tapa Stamp Matrix. Peabody Museum,Salem
        Compare: N275, Hawaii tapa and tapa beaters.
N 236 Fiji Clay Water Pots. Musée de l'Homme, Paris
N 237 Fiji Model Canoe and Model Sennit Temple. Peabody Museum,Salem
        Compare: N153, Batak house; N244, Micronesian canoe.

MICRONESIA

N 238 Palau Model House with Tree of Life. Museum,Hamburg
        Compare: N153-154, Sumatra houses; 0650, Eastern Java temples.
N 239 Palau Inlaid Bowl and Sword. British Museum,London
        Compare: N222, 224-225, Solomons inlays.
N 240 Truk Canoe Prow. Museum,Hamburg
N 241 Mortlock House Mask. Museum,Hamburg
N 242 Nukuoro Female Figures (Tino). Academy,Honolulu;Musée de l'Homme, Paris
N 243 Nukuoro Coconut Grater and Matty Island (Wuvulu) Dish Metropolitan Museum,New York
N 244 Marshall Is. Cane Navigational Chart and Model Canoe Peabody Museum,Salem
        Compare: N237, Fiji canoe; N260, Maori canoe.


POLYNESIA
    Note: Fiji Islands, N234-237, in Melanesia section.

N 245 Tonga Figure & Clubs; Samoa Club Met.Mus.,New York;Musée de l'Homme, Paris
        Compare: N234, Fiji clubs; N250, Austral paddle.
N 246 Samoa Wooden Combs. British Museum,London
N 247 Cook Is. Staff God and Adzes.Peabody Museums,Cambridge,Salem
        Compare: N155, Batak magician's staff.
N 248 Cook Is. Rarotonga God Figures. .British Museum,London
N 249 Austral Is. Rurutu God Creating. British Museum,London
N 250 Austral Is. Bowl, Drum, Paddle, & Scoop. Met.Mus.,New York
N 251 Society Is. Tahiti Fly Whisk. Metropolitan Museum,New York
N 252 Gambler Is. Mangareva Male Figure. Metropolitan Museum,New York
N 253 Marquesas Male Stone Statuette. Musée de l'Homme, Paris
        Compare: N157, Enggano heads.
N 254 Marquesas House-post Figure & Club Head. Univ.Museum,Philadelphia
N 255 Marquesas Canoe Prow and Stilt-Steps. British Museum,London
N 256 Marquesas Shell Headband, Bone Fan Handle and Ear Piercers. University         Museum,Philadelphia
        Compare: N225, Solomons headband with kapkap.
N 257 New Zealand Maori House Panel. New Zealand Embassy,Washington
N 258 New Zealand Maori Lintels. Mus.,Christchurch; British Mus.,London
        Compare: 078, Cambodia; 0176, Chinese; N154, Batak.
N 259 New Zealand Maori Figures. British Museum, London;Museum,Glasgow
N 260 New Zealand Maori War Canoe (drawing). Stern, and Prow British         Museum,London;University Museum,Philadelphia
N 261 New Zealand Maori Feather Box. Royal Scottish Museum,Edinburgh
N 262 New Zealand Maori Pendant, Knife, Clubs, and Stave Head Peabody Museum,Salem
        Compare: 0115, 117, Chou jades; N234, Fiji clubs.
N 263 Easter Is. Monumental Stone Heads. Rano-Raraku
N 264 Easter Is. Petroglyphs with Man-Bird Images. .Orongo
N 265 Easter Is. Male Figure..British Museum,London
N 266 Easter Is. Female Figure and Paddle. Metropolitan Museum,New York
N 267 Easter Is. Fish Club and Lizard. British Museum,London
N 268 Easter Is. Tapa Figure and Headdress. Peabody Museum,Cambridge
        Compare: N199, 205, 221, Melanesian tapa masks.
N 269 Hawaii Temple Figure of War God. British Museum,London
N 270 Hawaii Female Figure. Bishop Museum,Honolulu
N 271 Hawaii Goddess Pele with Crest. Musée de l'Homme, Paris
N 272 Hawaii Bowls with Supporting Figures British Museum,London
N 273 Hawaii Feather Images of War God. Museums,Berlin,Gottingen Paris
        Compare: N489, 491-492, 495, 500, Northwest Coast-Eskimo masks.
N 274 Hawan Feather Cape and Helmet. . .British Mus.,London;Musee,Paris
        Compare: N395, Aztec feather headdress and shield.
N 275 Hawaii Tapa Cloths and Beaters. Peabody Museum,Salem
        Compare: N172, N235, Lake Sentani and Fiji tapas.