3 edition of Art and life in Polynesia found in the catalog.
Art and life in Polynesia
Terence Barrow
Published
1972
by Pall Mall Press in London
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Written in
Edition Notes
Bibliography: p. 181-184.
| Statement | [by] T. Barrow. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | GN670 .B29 1972 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 191 p. |
| Number of Pages | 191 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL5459687M |
| ISBN 10 | 0269028390 |
| LC Control Number | 73162161 |
Book Summary Explores the origins of the Polynesian people, attempting to answer the questions about who founded and settled these remote Pacific Author: Christina Thompson. French Polynesia’s tourism-dominated service sector accounted for 85% of total value added for the economy in Tourism employs 17% of the workforce. Pearl farming is the second biggest industry, accounting for 54% of exports in ; however, the output has decreased to tons – the lowest level since
Polynesia, which comes from a Greek word meaning “many islands,” is a large area of islands in the Pacific Ocean. The area forms a triangular shape with New Zealand in the southwest, the Hawaiian Islands in the north, and Easter Island in the southeast. Thor Heyerdahl (Norwegian pronunciation: [tuːr ˈhæ̀ɪəɖɑːl]; October 6, – Ap ) was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and ahl is notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition in , in which he sailed 8, km (5, mi) across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft from South America to the Tuamotu Awards: Mungo Park Medal ().
See T. Barrow, Art and Life in Polynesia (); B. Finney, Voyage of Rediscovery: A Cultural Odyssey through Polynesia (). Polynesia islands of Oceania located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean, between 23° 30’ N lat. and 28” S lat. and . Art and Life in Polynesia by Terence Barrow: Art in Oceania: A New History by Peter Brunt: Arts of the South Seas: Island Southeast Asia, Melanesia, Polynesia, Micronesia: The Collections of the Musee Barbier-Mu by Douglas Newton: Astronomy Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Astronomy by Helaine Selin: Atua: sacred gods from Polynesia.
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