Coaxing the Spirits to Dance explores the relationship between social life and artistic expression since the nineteenth century in one of the most important art

Coaxing the Spirits to Dance explores the relationship between social life and artistic expression since the nineteenth century in one of the most important art

Includes detailed chapters devoted to each of the five major cultural regions of the Pacific: Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and the islands of So

An engaging explanation of Oceanic art and an important gateway to wider appreciation of Oceanic heritage and visual culture

For 31 months between 1979 and 1995, James F. Weiner conducted anthropological research amongst the Foi people in Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.