AFA copy 39088009674235 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Gift of Ruth O. Selig in Memory of Rollyn Osterweis Krichbaum.
Contents:
THE ARTS OF AFRICA: A Distant Past ; The Omnipresence of the Sacred A Courtly Art Beauty and Usefulness -- THE ARTS OF OCEANIA: Polynesia: Realm of the Sea ; Micronesia: Between Sea and Sky ; Melanesia: Realm of the Singular -- THE ARTS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA: The Cult of Ancestor Worship -- Jewelry and Ornamentation
Summary:
"The Western eye continues to be captivated by the powerful message of the African statue, the mystery of the carvings of Oceania, and the implicit aggression of the Toraya statue." "The book presents the best examples of these arts (mostly from the prestigious Barbier-Muller collection in Switzerland), and is an invitation to discover their beauty in all its forms, whether in a Nok head from Nigeria, a Batak horseman from northern Sumatra, or a drum from New Guinea."--Jacket
