Melanesian encounters
A portal to websites providing the finest examples of ethnographic artifacts from Melanesia
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Collections
Tropenmuseum - collections online
Tropenmuseum - permanent exhibition (ME*)
Tropenmuseum - Bisj poles exhibition (ME*)
Museum Volkenkunde - online database
Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam (ME*)
Museum Volkenkunde - permanent exhibition (ME*)
Papua Cultureel Erfgoed - collection papua heritage
Missiemuseum Steyl - flickr photoset
Fondation Beyeler - Oceanic art
Metropolitan Museum of Art - collection Database
Metropolitan Museum of Art - flickr photostream
American Museum of Asmat Art (video)
De Young Museum - Jolika Collection (video)
Holmes Museum of Anthropology - Asmat objects
Brooklyn museum - Pacific
British Museum - collection database
Spurlock Museum - collection database
Asmat museum Agats (video)
Tomkins collection
The Art of Kula
Michael Hamson - Archives
Hapin - Asmat shop
CSULB archaeology collection - Abelam sculptures
Shop Stichting Gova - Asmat bags
Musée de la Civilisation Québec - Oceanie
Pirogues des Mers du Sud - Galerie Flak
Oceanie - Signes de Rites - Symboles d'Autorité
The Steiner Collection
Melanesian Arts Collection
Oceanic tribal arts
Ron Perry and Carolyn Leigh
Drum museum - New Guinea
Melanesian Tribal Art (collected 1954/1955)
Auctions and catalogues
De Zwaan
Glerum Auctioneers
icollector - Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art and International Antiquities (aug 2006)
icollector - Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art and International Antiquities (april 2005)
Antiquehelper - past auctions
Antiquesreporter - Guy Earl-Smith
Sotheby's highlights (by Alain Truong)
Sotheby's Australian Auction - Aboriginal and Oceanic Art, 26/27 July 2010
Michael Hamson - Catalogs
Galerie Meyer - TEFAF Maastricht 2010
Galerie Meyer - TEFAF Maastricht 2011
Books, Magazines & Articles
Nieuw Guinea, Frederik Muller 1867
Militaire exploratie Nieuw Guinea 1909-1910
C. Groenevelt beroepsverzamelaar, H. Hollander 2007
Asmat kunst, Jac Hoogerbrugge en Simon Kooijman *)
Nieuw Guinea: Kunst, kunstvormen en stijlgebieden, Simon Kooijman
Massim art, Barry Craig
Boombastdoeken van de Maisin (RMV)
Kamoro-maskers Mimika-gebied (RMV)
Snellen om Namen, Raymond Corbey 2007
Met Papoea's Samen op Weg, J.Boelaars
100 Jaar Katholieke Kerk Merauke
Studies in Oceanic Art and Culture
Zeichen am Sepik, Silke Olig 2006
Asmat Art - Ursula Konrad und Carolina Winkelmann
The Changing Asmat World by Lee Dobratz
Korewori: magic art from the rain forest, Christian Kaufmann
The mountain Arapesh, Margaret Mead
The Melanesians of British New Guinea
Shields of Melanesia, Harry Beran and Barry Craig
New Guinea Art - Tribal Arts Magazine
New Guinea Fibre Masterworks - Hali Magazine
Fibercraft techniques - USCNGP
Legends of the Abau and Amto- USCNGP
Circumnavigation of New Guinea
Where the spirits dwell, Tobias Schneebaum
Secret places, Tobias Schneebaum
Wild man, Tobias Schneebaum
Between the tides: karapao! David Pickell
Publications - Art Tribal Online
Pacific art: persistence, change and meaning
The traditional pottery of PNG
Ethnology of Vanuatu
Art of the Boiken, Michael Hamson 2010 (NEW!)
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Recently a new book of Jac Hoogerbrugge about the ASMAT culture has been published: ISBN 978-90-5450-000-1
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Galleries
Gallery Lemaire
New Guinea Tribal Art (official website)
New Guinea Tribal Art (ME*)
New Guinea Tribal Art (ebay shop)
Primitive Art, Italiaander Galleries (ME*)
Tribal Art Kortmann
Papua Kunst Galerie (ebay shop)
Asmat Art - Ursula Konrad und Carolina Winkelmann
Indonesian Art - Oceanië
Hamill gallery - Oceanic art
Michael Hamson
Art of the South Seas (ebay shop)
Michael Evans Fine Tribal Art
Tribal Art Brokers
Tribalmania Oceanic Art
Oceanic Arts Australia
Chris Boylan
Auau (ebay shop)
Tribalhunter
Wamena gallery
Galerie Flak
Maciolli Geddes
Bruce Frank Primitive Art
New Guinea Tribal Art
Tribal Collective
Art tribal online
Galerie Meyer Oceanic Art
Art tribal océanien
Art Tribal
Galerie Franck Marcelin
Thomas Murray
Tookalook - Oceanic
Tribal Art Finder - Oceanic
Photography
RMV - 'De bril van Anceaux'. Volkenkundige fotografie vanaf 1860
Geheugen van Nederland - 'papoea'
Ulrich Kortmann - Field Photos
Digital Collections - Frank Hurley
The Photography of F.E. Williams (chapter 'Elema')
Oceania Ethnographica - Historic Photographs
Holmes Museum of Anthropology - Asmat Photographs
Michael Hamson - Oceanic Art Field Photographs
Upper-Sepik Central New Guinea Project - Photogallery
Michael Evans Fine Art - Photography
Tribal Collective - Field photographs
David Godreuil - Le blog d'Artifact
Art Tribal Online - Galeries photos
Rita Willaert - Papua New Guinea
John Tyman - Torembi and the Sepik
Eric Lafforgue - Vanuatu
New Guinea Tribal Art - Field photographs
Video
Wim van Oijen - Videos Asmat
New Guinea Art - Videos
Holmes Museum of Anthropology - Videos Asmat
Bruce Parry - TRIBE Kombai
Papuatrekking - Kombai and Korowai
Andaman: Aboriginal tribes of Papua New-Guinea (Asmat, Korowai, Una)
Sumba and Asmat (from 'Ring of Fire')
Charles Pereira - Asmat 2011
Jean-Pierre Dutilleux - The Toulambi (first contact)
Asmat (from 'Ring of Fire')
Oxford Humanities - The Stone Korowai (trailer)
De Ajam affaire (Asmat 1956), VPRO 'Andere Tijden'
Primitief Nieuw-Guinea 1956, VPRO
In Search of Michael Rockefeller
Gogodala: A Cultural Revival?
Tighten the Drums: Self-Decoration Among the Enga
Frank Hurley - Pearls and Savages (1923)
Pacific Anthropology: Figures from "Deciphering the Lapita Code" (2007)
Pacific Anthropology: The Structure of Lapita Designs
First Contact (Leahy brothers expedition 1930)
Shanachie - Ongka's Big Moka
Other
Singing of the Marind Anim (dutch radio documentary)
Special event coming up (May 27th and 28th):
Amsterdam Trail 2012
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Klaas Schoof