Item BBR36 - $369 (reserved)

The Asmat of New Guinea: The Journal of Michael Clark Rockefeller.

by New York. Museum of Primitive Art. ; Ed. by Adrian Gerbrands. ; 1967 ; 349 pages ; English

This oversize hard cover book is a pictorial and documentary record of Rockefeller's two Oceanic expeditions made in 1961, incl. lengthy introduction by Gerlands, Rockefeller's field notes, and a complete, descriptive catalogue of the numerous objects collected, shields, drums, horns, ancestor figures, daggers, etc., each object illustrated, glossary of Asmat words, index, folding color map of the expedition areas, numerous add. text illus. from photographs of the country and the people (some in color). Large 4to. Dec. cloth, acetate d.j. New York 1967. This book is in mint condition, like new!

Item BBR35 - $62

Authority and Ornament: Art of the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea ( ISBN: 3908148014 )

Author(s): Suzanne Greub; Christian Kaufmann; Meinhard Schuster; Brigitta Hauser-Schaublin ; 1985 ; 217 pages ; English/German

This large format hard cover book (no DJ) was issued as a companion text to an exhibition of Sepik art that traveled throughout Europe and North America in the 1980s. This is one of the better books that shows the best of Sepik treasures in European museums. Loaded with large color and B&W photos of amazing artifacts, each with a full description. If you collect New Guinea artifacts, this is one of the best books for identifying collectables that you will ever find. Maps are included within the text. This book is in used but very good condition. The pages are like new. The previous owner name is written on the first blank page.

Item BBR37 - $54

New Guinea Art and Crafts : The Charles Rand Penney Collection ( ISBN: 0962034606 )

Author(s): Penney, Charles Rand ; 1988 ; 80 pages ; English

This soft cover, self published book is heavily illustrated on the inside with B&W photos showing the personal collection of Charles Rand Penney. There is an introduction and collection notes by Wilson Wheatcroft, Ph.D. The collection is broken into regions: Sepik River, Papuan Gulf, Asmat Collection, Miscellaneous Collection of New Guinea Art and Crafts. The interior of this book is like new. The external cover near the spine has signs of light shelf wear and handling.

Item BBR38 - $27

Pottery of Papua New Guinea : The National Collection ( ISBN: 0724708642 )

Author(s): National Museum and Art Gallery (Papua New Guinea), Brian Egloff ; 1977 ; 96 pages ; English

This soft cover book is heavily illustrated on the inside with B&W photos showing the national pottery collection of Papua New Guinea located at the National Art Museum and Gallery in Port Moresby. The interior of this book is in very good condition. There is light shelf wear and cover corner bumps, but overall, the book is in very good condition. Two copies are available.

Item BBR06 - $21

Displays of Power: Art and War Among the Marings of New Guinea (the Museum of Primitive Art: Studies No. 6) With a design analysis of Maring shields by Alexander Allard. ( ISBN: 0912294434 )

Author(s): Lowman, Cherry ; Soft Cover ; 1973 ; 47 pages ; English

This soft cover text is about the Maring shields of the tribes who live in the interior of the Australian Trust Territory of New Guinea on the northern periphery of the Central Highlands. The 7,000 Marings have settled in two valleys separated by the Bismarck Mountain Range. Shields are shown from both groups, the Kauwatyi and Tsembaga. Maps are included within. This book is in used but very good condition.

Item BBR39 - $14

New Guinea (The World's Wild Places) ( ISBN: 0705401650 )

Author(s): Roy D. MacKay, the editors of Time-Life Books, Eric Lindgren ; Hard Cover ; 1980 ; 184 pages ; English

This hard cover book is a photographic survey of New Guinea. The full color photos how the mountain areas; swamps; wetlands; grasslands; volcanoes; ecology; biological diversity; coral reefs and islands; wildlife; plants; tropical forests; Fly River & more. There is very little ethnographic material in this book, but you will see a lot of photos of the wildlife and terrain that you are likely to see if you visit New Guinea. This book is in used but very good condition.