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| Statue of God(Papua New Guinea) |
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Statues of Gods are said to be the most outstanding Oceania plastic art works in terms of various forms of expression. Like masks, they represent supernatural beings in ancestral worship such as gods, spirits, the dead, etc.
Statues of Gods ingeniously display facial expressions and movements. Some of them were combined with several ethnic guardian animals or other gods.
Statues were carved from single logs. |
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Papua New Guinean shields are highly artistic and are known as the largest kind of shields. A reason why they got so large is speculated that they were used not only to protect soldiers against enemies in battles but also to intimidate enemies.
Art shown on the shields are symbols of each tribe, and traditional tribal patterns and colors are expressed.
As derived from the combat shields, there are decorative shields for ritual houses and smaller shields for play. |
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| Kinrande Musha Tougizu Ozara (Satsuma yaki-ware) |
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Through international exhibitions in the West from the end of the Edo period till the Meiji period, Satsuma yaki became known to the world for its elegance and delicate technique.
Particularly, Kinraden which is patterned with a lot of gold won a great reputation. It's very beautiful Japanese design enchanted the world and a lot of Kinraden was exported overseas by the name of 'SATSUMA'.
A figure of a bravely fighting Samurai is depicted on 'Kinrande Musha Tougizu Ozara'. It is said to be the response to the Japonism which swept over the West at that time.
In recent years some SATUMA have been imported back to Japan and are highly valued as 'Satogaeri Satsuma (Return of SATSUMA)' |
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