1 3 CASE Sepik Style Area: Highland Style Area: STUDIES Abelam Men’s House Mt. Hagen Body Decoration
Asmat Style Area: Memorial ‘bis’ poles
2 OVERVIEW OF OTHER STYLE AREAS
Huon Gulf
Geelvink Bay/Sentani
Papuan Gulf
Torres Straits Trobriand Islands
3 ISLAND MELANESIA
NEW BRITAIN NEW IRELAND SOLOMON ISLANDS
VANUATU
NEW CALEDONIA
CASE STUDY: BAINING – NEW BRITAIN OVERVIEW OTHER CULTURE AREAS
4 Abelam Artist ARTISTS: Not Anonymous Trained Recognized for their skill and imagination
Asmat Artist Highland artist at work 5 Highland New Guinea
Focus: Body Decoration
6 INTERIOR HIGHLANDS: BODY TRANSFORMATION - THE PRINCIPAL AREA OF AESTHETIC FOCUS
7 Solomon Islands Independence Painting – a sacred activity Day - Peace Corps Face Painting Paint – the tangible substance by Concession which benefits of a ceremony are transferred to the participants
Mt. Hagen – Decorating for ‘sing sing’ 8 Highland Ceremonial Exchange system: The Moka – the means by which individuals compete for prestige
9 Areas of competition: Shell Valuables Body Decoration Performance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3g0qD- DyKY&feature=related (Series of still photographs)
10 Decoration discussed both in terms of the complete costume /presentation and the face painting specifically
11 Exchange promoted by war As well as the drive for prestige
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeuaK4- ksLI&feature=related (tribal fighting)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cPLzna 5qjE (Independence fighting: IrianJaya) 12 Opposition between ‘dark’ gendered male and ‘bright’ gendered female
13 Bird Symbolism: cycles of growth & renewal: youth to maturity and periodic renewal (linked to exchange ceremonies)
14 Feathers as an important material in decoration Bird symbolism reflected in coloring – reddened eyes of the cassowary to signal aggression.
15 Bird Symbolism reflects ideas of ‘individuality’ within group identity
16 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS1tEnf kk6M
Bird of Paradise as metaphor for ‘human’ being 17 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFL0f6k nC3Q Mt. Hagen Cultural Festival 18 Anti-Aesthetic characterizes ‘mourning’ display
19 Asarao Mudmen – the only Highland Masquerade form
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