Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
A'a : a deity from Polynesia
Other Name
British Museum object in focus (Series)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
British Museum Press
Place
Date
2016
Physical Description
64 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps, portraits ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780714151151
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Content
A celebrity sculpture -- Mysteries, methods and meanings: on looking closely at A'a -- Gods, ancestors, feathers and bones in central Polynesia.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Sculpture, Polynesian; Gods in art]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-62).
Collection Type
Reading Room
Ethnology Library
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
16 Dec 2023
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