At the "Aboriginal Art and Culture Centre" in Australia, click on
"art gallery" to see the images, and to learn about the "dream time."

bark painting, x-ray style, cross-hatching, 
"Moai", applique, "tapa", Aboriginal, ceremonial house, tattoo, taboo (tapu) 

    a.  What are the differences and similarities of Asmat, Abelam, and Iatmul art (See pages 924-926 in the Gardner text).
    b.  Discuss the importance and meaning of ancestral images and mask sculpture in aboriginal art.
    c.  Examine the design and role of the men's ceremonial meeting house  (see pages 923 and 928).
    d.  Examine issues of tatooing and social status (see inset on page 933 plus text and image on page 934). 

    a.   Bisj poles.  See page 925. View a similar image.
    b.   Tata Nua mask from New Ireland.  See page 927.  View a similar image.
    c.   Men's Ceremonial House, from Belau (Palau), Republic of Belau.  See page 928.  View a similar image.
    d.   Statues (moai), Anakena, Rapa Nui (Easter Island).  See page 936 and another view of the moai.
    e.   Auuenau, from Western Arnhem Land, Australia, 1913.  See page 937 and view a similar image on the internet.
    

    a.  Explore the "Tribal Arts Directory"
    b.  Examine an extraordinary presentation of Australian Aboriginal Art.
    c.  View the Downing Collection of Asmat Art.
    d.  Here is the official website of the Fiji Museum.
    e.  Visit the new museum in Paris, "Musee de Quai Branly."

NOW THE FUN PART:  FIND "YUMBULUL" DESIGN FROM THE WARRAMIRI TRIBE and send me the URL!