Oceanic Art | Winter 2025 Reading List
Articles & Curations, Book Features, Curations & ListsEditorial TeamArt of the Ancestors, Oceanic Art, Oceania, Michael Gunn, Atua: Sacred Gods from Polynesia, Te Maori: Maori Art from New Zealand Collections, Sidney Moko Mead, Maori Art, Peter Brunt, Christina Hellmich, Adrienne L. Kaeppler, Pacific Encounters, Royal Hawaiian Featherwork: Nā Hulu Ali‘i, Pacific Encounters: Art and Divinity in Polynesia 1760–1860, Steven Hooper, New Ireland: Art of the South Pacific, Power and Prestige: The Art of Clubs in Oceania, Art of the Solomon Islands: The Barbier-Mueller Collection, Musée Barbier-Mueller, Deborah Waite, Jean-Paul Barbier, Solomon Islands, Marquesas Islands, Eric Kjellgren, Adorning the World: Art of the Marquesas Islands, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection, Jolika Collection, John Friede, Virginia-Lee Webb, Melanesian Art, Arts of the South Seas: Island Southeast Asia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Melanesia, Douglas Newton, Fiji, Fiji: Art and Life in the Pacific, Splendid Isolation: Art of Easter Island, Easter Island, Polynesia: The Mark and Carolyn Blackburn Collection of Polynesian Art, Mark Blackburn, Uli: Powerful Ancestors of the Pacific, Jean-Philippe Beaulieu, Korwar: Northwest New Guinea Ritual Art According to Missionary Sources, Raymond Corbey, Ancestors of the Lake: Art of Lake Sentani and Humboldt Bay, New Guinea, Lake Sentani, Humboldt Bay, The Menil Collection, Shadows of New Guinea: Art from the Great Oceania Island in the Barbier-Mueller Collection, Philippe Peltier, Floriane Morin, Nukuoro: Sculptures from Micronesia, Nukuoro, Micronesian Art, Christian Kaufmann, Olivier Wick, New Guinea Highlands: Art from the Jolika Collection, Terence E. Hays, de Young Museum, Oceania: The Shape of Time, Maia Nuku
“SEA ART” by Ana & Antonio Casanovas of Arte y Ritual with contributions from Jerome Feldman, Philippe Bourgoin, & Wil Roebroeks | Review by Steven G. Alpert
Book FeaturesSteven G. AlpertArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold, Antonio Casanovas, Ana Gaspar, Ana Casanovas, Arte Y Ritual, Jerome Feldman, Philippe Bourgoin, Wil Roebroeks, Sea Art, Southeast Asian Art
Resource Spotlight | “Between Ape and Human: An Anthropologist on the Trail of a Hidden Hominoid” by Gregory Forth
Book FeaturesGregory ForthArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold
Resource Spotlight | “Seaways and Gatekeepers: Trade and State in the Eastern Archipelagos of Southeast Asia, c.1600 – c.1906” by Heather Sutherland
Book FeaturesHeather SutherlandArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold, Heather Sutherland
Review of John G. Kreifeldt’s “Woven Power: Ritual Textiles of Sarawak and West Kalimantan” by Jeffrey B. Spurr
Book FeaturesJeffrey B. SpurrArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold, Jeffrey Spurr
Resource Spotlight | “The Gods of War: Sacred Imagery and the Decoration of Arms and Armor” by Donald J. LaRocca
Book FeaturesEditorial TeamArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold
Resource Spotlight | “Sinuous Objects: Revaluing Women’s Wealth in the Contemporary Pacific” by Anna-Karina Hermkens & Katherine Lepani
Book FeaturesAnna-Karina HermkensArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold
Resource Spotlight | “The Lotus Transcendent: Indian and Southeast Asian Art from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection” by Martin Lerner and Steven Kossak
Book FeaturesEditorial TeamArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold
Resource Spotlight | “The Man Who Would Not Be Polite: The Story of the Danish Colonial Doctor Agner Møller” by Jesper Kurt-Nielsen
Book FeaturesJesper Kurt-NielsenArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold
Resource Spotlight | “Traditional Weapons of Borneo: The Attire of the Headhunters — Part III: Swords & Knives” by Albert van Zonneveld
Book FeaturesAlbert van ZonneveldArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold
Resource Spotlight | “Patterned Splendour: Textiles Presented on Javanese Metal and Stone Sculpture from the Eighth to the Fifteenth Century” by Lesley S Pullen
Book FeaturesLesley S. PullenArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold
Resource Spotlight | “Art of Oceania, Africa, and the Americas from The Museum of Primitive Art” by Robert Goldwater, Douglas Newton, Julie Jones, and Tamara Northern
Book FeaturesEditorial TeamArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold
Resource Spotlight | “One or Two Words: Language and Politics in the Toraja Highlands of Indonesia” by Aurora Donzelli
Book FeaturesAurora DonzelliArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold
Resource Spotlight | “Steel and Magic: Edged Weapons of the Malay Archipelago”
Articles & Curations, Book FeaturesEditorial TeamArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold, Rijksmuseum, Steel and Magic
Resource Spotlight | “Nusantara: Highlights from Museum Nusantara Delft” by Arnold Wentholt
Book FeaturesEditorial TeamArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold
Resource Spotlight | “In the Shape of Tradition: Indigenous Art of the Northern Philippines” by Eric Moltzau Anderson
Book FeaturesEric Moltzau AndersonArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold, Eric Moltzau Anderson
Resource Spotlight | “Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago” by Albert van Zonneveld
Book FeaturesAlbert van ZonneveldArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold
“Jac Hoogerbrugge: From Lake Toba via Lake Sentani to the Asmat” by Raymond Corbey
Book FeaturesRaymond CorbeyArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold, Raymond Corbey, Korwar, Korwar: Northwest New Guinea Ritual Art According to Missionary Sources
Resource Spotlight | “Adorning the World: Art of the Marquesas Islands” by Eric Kjellgren with Carol S. Ivory
Book FeaturesEditorial TeamArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold
“Along the Rivers of Central Kalimantan: Cultural Heritage of the Ngaju and Ot Danum Dayak” by Arnoud H. Klokke
Book FeaturesEditorial TeamArt of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold, Thread and Fire, Linda McIntosh