A COLLECTION OF REFERENCE BOOKS ON THE SUBJECT OF INDONESIAN AND OCEANIC ART
African & Oceanic Art, Natural History and Ancient Art
Auction: 30 July 2025 from 14:00 BST
Description
A diverse reference lot relating to the sculpture and ethnography of Indonesia, Melanesia, and the Pacific, comprising:
Barbier, Jean Paul. Messages in Stone: Statues and Sculptures from Tribal Indonesia in the Collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum.
Best, Elsdon. Games and Pastimes of the Maori.
Brake, B., James McNeish & David Simmons. Art of the Pacific.
Cranstone, B. A. L. Melanesia: A Short Ethnography.
Emst, Dr. P. van. In de Ban der Voorouders: Kunst uit Australisch Nieuw Guinea, collectie Dr. P. Wirz.
Gardi, René. Sepik: Land der Sterbenden Geister. Bilddokumente aus Neuguinea.
Guiart, Jean. The Arts of the South Pacific.
Indonesie-Oceanie: Kunst uit particulier bezit.
Kaeppler, Adrienne L. Artificial Curiosities.
Kooijman, Simon. The Art of Lake Sentani.
Lorm, A. J. de. Gids door het Princessehof-Museum te Leeuwarden.
Maksic, Sava and Paul Meskil. Primitive Art of New Guinea, Sepik River Basin.
Renselaar, H. C. van. Asmat: Zuidwest Nieuw Guinea.
Tischner, Herbert. Oceanic Art.
Various editions and formats, generally well-illustrated, in good condition with minor shelfwear.