APAH - Pacific Artworks

Given the clue, enter the name of the Pacific work most-applicable. Some clues may apply to multiple works, but only include that which are referenced (via a featured artwork) on the 250 list. The work must be in the unit 9 (Pacific) i.e. not works in other units, like unit 1 (Prehistoric) or unit 10 (Global contemporary)

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Hint	Artwork
Collection of 92 artificial islands connected by canals	Nan Madol
Had many different sections for different purpose	Nan Madol
Subject is a convert to Wesleyan faith (evangelical Protestant demonination	Tamati Waka Nene
Has an oversized greenstone earring which contains his mana	Tamati Waka Nene
Built on a lagoon–– like Venice	Nan Madol
Backs are tattooed with designs	Moai on platform (ahu)
Sculptures of the deceased commissioned by the living family representing an individual soul	Malagan mask
Others interpret the work as a record of vanishing culture, work of anthropology, or expressions of colonial dominance	Tamati Waka Nene
Has high seawalls that act as breakwaters (coastal defense)	Nan Madol
The human face may represent a cultural hero or ancestor	Buk
Atop features a large carved head as well as smaller figures	Staff God
A wooden chart of a large area of sea	Navigation Chart
Acted as capital of the Saudeleur Dynasty of Micronesia	Nan Madol
Uses a turtle shell (unique to the region) which has great rarity and importance	Buk
Short, thin arms that reach the hips	Moai on platform (ahu)
Artist was a journeyman and tradesman painter who worked on comission	Tamati Waka Nene
Important due to the low lying islands that are hard to see from a distance	Navigation Chart
Made of prismatic basalt	Nan Madol
Combined with a larger grass costume and used in ceremonies about death, fertility, male initation, or to ensure a good harvest	Buk
Natives may interpret as an embodiment of a spirit and a link between past and present	Tamati Waka Nene
Contains sacred platforms made of stone mixed with cremated ashes	Moai on platform (ahu)
Worn over the head like a helmet	Buk
Has an erect pose with long arms, broad chest, large buttocks, and no facial features	Female deity
Once had a phallus attached to the side antipodal to the head; remove by missionaries	Staff God
Uses coloring, modeling, and shading	Tamati Waka Nene
Subject is a Maori chief	Tamati Waka Nene
Arranged southwest to northeast to take advantage of trade winds	Nan Madol
Tapa used is decorated according to local traditions: sometimes stenciled, sometimes printed or dyed	Presentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II
The work is often destroyed or left to rot after being used	Malagan mask
Resource depletion and ecological crises facilitated decline in society and toppling of monuments	Moai on platform (ahu)

Hint	Artwork
Its artist was originally from Bohemia of the Austrian Empire but moved to New Zealand	Tamati Waka Nene
Protects the wearer and their mana	'Ahu 'ula
Multimedia performance performed in 1953	Presentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II
Designed for the king to keep an eye on the upper class and seperate them from the lower class	Nan Madol
Wears a kiwi feather cloak	Tamati Waka Nene
Diagonal lines indicates ocean and wind swells	Navigation Chart
Material makes it lightweight, waterproof, and bouyant	Navigation Chart
Called wapepe in the Marshall Islands	Navigation Chart
Almost always male and facing inland	Moai on platform (ahu)
Made in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands of central Polynesia	Staff God
Painted in black, yellow, and red: important colors denoting violence, war, and magic	Malagan mask
Designs interpretted symbolically; many have rich meanings and histories	Hiapo from Niue
Have prominent foreheads, large broad noses, and thin pouting lips	Moai on platform (ahu)
Involved in an expensive undertaking by the families of the subjects; often families combine wealth to honor several at once	Malagan mask
Tied together with coconut fibers	'Ahu 'ula
Made by the Hawaiians	'Ahu 'ula
Name is a regional dialect meaning the same as tapa	Hiapo from Niue
Located in Pohnpei, Micronesia	Nan Madol
Has a large haircomb reflecting hair style of the time	Malagan mask
White coral used to "open" the eyes	Moai on platform (ahu)
Artist, using stencils and dye, to paint the design	Hiapo from Niue
Contextual image shows work being thrown down as the people are adopting a different faith (Christianity)	Staff God
Involves chanting, movement, and mats made of pandanus / hibiscus fiber	Presentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II
Mask indicates relationship to a clan or living relatives	Malagan mask
Has cosmetics which includes scent	Presentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II
13-foot-long column-like wooden core in the form of an elongated body	Staff God
Combination of human and animal forms	Buk
Contains feathers from the Southern Cassoway (a ferocious bird that's like basically a dinosaur)	Buk
Uses atmospheric perspective	Tamati Waka Nene
Made by the Torres Strait (water passageway between Australia and New Guinea) region	Buk