| Kastom: Arts of Vanuatu Contributor(s): Howarth, Crispin (Author), Huffman, Kirk (With) |
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ISBN: 0642334331 ISBN-13: 9780642334336 Publisher: University of Washington Press OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Australian & Oceanian - Art | Sculpture & Installation |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.5" W x 10.6" (1.25 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Oceania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Kastom: Arts of Vanuatu showcases an impressive array of traditional arts through a program of field collecting occurred on the islands of Ambrym and Malakula. Central to many traditional practices, better known as 'kastom, ' are masked performances and displays of sculpture including iconic upright slit drums. A selection of these intensely visual works created for ritual events realized in wood, over-modeled with clay, feathers, pig tusks, stone and other surprising mediums such as tree fern are discussed. These arts are remarkably unchanged to those from over a century ago, as kastom is an inseparable part of Ni-Vanuatu culture. |