Post #509410 by JONPAUL on Sat, Feb 6, 2010 3:00 PM

SPIRITS AND HEADHUNTERS: ART OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
Bowers Museum, Santa Ana - Feb. 20 - Dec. 31, 2010

From the Bowers Museum site...

Photographer Chris Rainier guest curates this exhibition of art from the South Pacific. Spanning the geographic region collectively referred to as Oceania, this comprehensive exhibition highlights masterworks from the three cultural regions of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia. Particular focus is placed on New Guinea, land of the headhunter, and the rich artistic traditions infused into daily and ritual life. Submerge into a visually stunning world and come face to face with larger-than-life masks, finely crafted feast bowls, objects associated with the secretive Sepik River men’s house, beautiful shell and feather currency, magic figures and tools of the shaman, objects related to seagoing trade routes, gorgeous personal adornments, weapons of warfare and the most precious of human trophies taken in retribution.

Those that plan on attending the day of the opening will be able to take advantage of a special guest lecture at 1:30 PM by photographer Chris Rainer.

For further information, visit...

http://www.bowers.org

And for further information on the concurrent Chris Rainier photography exhibit, see this thread...

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=35441&forum=17

[ Edited by: JONPAUL 2010-02-06 15:08 ]