PANOFF (Michel), ed. TREASURES OF THE MARQUISAS ISLANDS. - Lot 245

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PANOFF (Michel), ed. TREASURES OF THE MARQUISAS ISLANDS. - Lot 245
PANOFF (Michel), ed. TREASURES OF THE MARQUISAS ISLANDS. Paris, Réunion des Musées Nationaux – Musée de l’Homme – ORSTOM, 1995. Quarto (approx. 28 × 23 cm), paperback, color illustrated cover with flaps, 140 pp., lavishly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs of objects, historical documents, engravings, and maps. ISBN 2-7118-3333-X. EXHIBITION CATALOG presented at the Musée de l’Homme in Paris from October 1995 to March 1996, published to mark the 400th anniversary of the European discovery of the archipelago. An important reference work devoted to the art and civilization of the Marquesas Islands, edited by ethnologist Michel Panoff, then a research director at the CNRS and head of the Oceania department at the Musée de l’Homme. The book traces the history of the archipelago from the earliest settlements and contact with Europeans through to the contemporary cultural revival. In particular, it examines traditional society, beliefs and funerary practices, sculpture, ritual and prestige objects, as well as the transmission and renewal of Marquesan craftsmanship. The catalog features 150 objects selected from public and private collections, chosen for both their ethnographic significance and their aesthetic qualities. The object descriptions appear on pp. 103–137 and were written by several specialists, including Anne Lavondès, Pierre and Marie-Noëlle Ottino, and Michel Hutter. It also includes a study devoted to the relationship between Paul Gauguin and Marquesan art, which is particularly interesting for placing the artist’s final years in Atuona in their cultural context. A fine copy, with a very well-preserved cover showing only a few slight signs of wear; interior is fresh. Very good overall condition.
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