Ancestors of the Lake: Art of Lake Sentani and Humboldt Bay, New Guinea

by Dirk Smidt, Anna-karina Hermkens, David Van Duuren, et al.

After Dutch expeditions reached New Guinea's Lake Sentani island and Humboldt Bay in the mid-1800s, Western visitors began collecting works by local artists. Ancestors of the Lake is a stunning look at the region's distinctive art, such as its highly stylized wooden sculptures and decoratively and abstractly designed barkcloths. This beautifully illustrated volume brings together many of these important historic pieces for the first time,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300166109
• ISBN13: 9780300166101
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Menil Foundation
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.1" x 11.1"