Tapa : de l'écorce à l'étoffe, art millénaire d'Océanie : de l'Asie du Sud-Est à la Polynésie orientale = Tapa : from tree bark to cloth : an ancient art of Oceania : from Southeast Asia to Eastern Polynesia / sous la direction de Michel Charleux ; directeur éditorial, Nicolas Neumann ; chargée des coéditions, Véronique Balmelle ; traductions du français vers l'anglais, Adam Rickards ;...
"It was during the preparations for the many events of the first 'Festival of Tapa : A Cultural Link in Oceania,' which took place in Tahiti in November 2014, that the idea for a work dedicated to tapa was born. Although it would certainly borrow some elements from the festival, I didn't want it to be a catalogue, and I wanted it to cover a much larger geographical zone"--Michel Charleux, editor (page 13).
Errata slip inserted.
"With the financial support of the Pacific Fund, the Ministry of Culture, Environment, Crafts, Energy and Mines"--Title page verso.
Contents:
Tapa, intangible cultural heritage -- Map -- The peopling of Oceania -- Tapa in Southeast Asia -- West Papua -- Papua New Guinea -- Vanuatu Archipelago -- New Caledonia -- Fiji Islands -- Wallis Island -- Futuna and Alofi Islands -- Niue Island -- Samoa Islands -- Tonga Islands -- Central Polynesia -- Cook Islands -- Marquesas Islands -- Pitcairn Island -- Easter Island -- Hawai'i Islands -- Tapa in the museums -- International Festival of Oceanian Tapa -- The artists, the stylist and tapa : diverse perspectives
