Aboriginal, First Nation, Maori Art

ART OF ABORIGINAL, MAORI, FIRST NATION PEOPLES

Aboriginal Painting | Aboriginal Archeology |Arctic | Digital Painting | Maori Jade Carving | |Maori Tattoos | Totems (First Nations)

Contemporary Aboriginal Painting

Introduction
Different kinds of aboriginal art.
Historical influences on aboriginal art
Historical aboriginal art
Aboriginal Art
Aboriginal Fine Art Gallery
Aboriginal Art for Wealthy Collectors
An affiliate of the posh Southeby's with bark paintings, ancient boomerangs.
Queensland Aboriginal Artist | Eastern Arnhem Artist
Aboriginal Owned Art Sellers
A large collection in different media
Further reading on Aboriginal Art
Recommendations from Australia's Commission (ATSIC).

Aboriginal Archeological Art

Stone Tools Exhibit
National Museum of Australia's Exhibit
An extraordinary exhibit with virtual reality tours.
South Australia
A small but beautiful exhibit
Axe Heads
The site is not beautiful but the information is very useful for Queensland's aboriginal people

Other Contemporary Aboriginal Art

Digital Aboriginal Art
On-line art by aboriginal people.
Tin Masks
Ceremonial masks the Nyangumarda and Palyku made from recycled tin from Port Hedland, in the Pilbara (Western Australia).
Basket-Making
Boomerang Art
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Historical Art of First Nations

Pre-Conquest Americas
Some examples of art produced by the original inhabitants.
16th Century Engravings (de Bry)
The great Dutch engraver Theodore de Bry published exquisite images of Native Americans based upon drawings of Europeans who had traveled overseas.

19th century Story Robe
Glenbow Museum
Has excellent changing exhibits on First Nations and Metis of Western Canada

Contemporary Arctic & Nunavut Art

Totems

Haida Monumental Art: Villages of the Queen Charlotte Islands
George F. MacDonald, Richard J. Huyda. The famous late 19th century pictures of Haida "totem
Explanation of Totems
Ages 4-8.
Haida Virtual Museum
A wonderful on-line exhibit with beautiful totems.

Other Contemporary First Nations Art

Maori "Tattoos"

Other Contemporary Maori Art

Maori Carving Styles Heads; other objects : slide show
Jade (greenstone) carving
Jade has long been used for both clubs and art in Aotearora.
Leading Maori artists
Maori Arts (links)
Maori artistic styles
History of Twentieth-Century Maori Art
Here you can obtain (free) biographies of several major Maori artists
History of Maori Art

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