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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Wears a kiwi feather cloak
Tamati Waka Nene
Protects the wearer and their mana
'Ahu 'ula
White coral used to "open" the eyes
Moai on platform (ahu)
Has European-style painting elemtns
Tamati Waka Nene
Material makes it lightweight, waterproof, and bouyant
Navigation Chart
Like Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja), could be dressed and adorned with flowers
Female deity
Has elaborate tā moko (facial tatooing) which was common on men of high status
Tamati Waka Nene
Features red, as it is the color of royalty
'Ahu 'ula
Designs interpretted symbolically; many have rich meanings and histories
Hiapo from Niue
Uses horizontal lines to indicate body parts like kneecaps, navel, and waistline
Female deity
Called wapepe in the Marshall Islands
Navigation Chart
Located in Pohnpei, Micronesia
Nan Madol
Contains feathers from the Southern Cassoway (a ferocious bird that's like basically a dinosaur)
Buk
Diagonal lines indicates ocean and wind swells
Navigation Chart
The design is often repainted to enhance the visual effect
Hiapo from Niue
Short, thin arms that reach the hips
Moai on platform (ahu)
Involves chanting, movement, and mats made of pandanus / hibiscus fiber
Presentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II
Kept in a religious building and represented individual deities
Female deity
Said that figures "walked" to site (likely meaning via many people with ropes pushing and pulling figure to move it)
Moai on platform (ahu)
Multimedia performance performed in 1953
Presentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II
Has cosmetics which includes scent
Presentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II
Predominated by themes of male and female reproduction
Staff God
Made of thousands of bird feathers, driving some of them (such as the 'o'o) to near extinction
'Ahu 'ula
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
Important due to the low lying islands that are hard to see from a distance
Navigation Chart
Horizontal and vertical lines provide structure for the object
Navigation Chart
Westerners often interpret the painting as a comercial adventure with monetary value
Tamati Waka Nene
Holds a tewhatewha (ceremonial staff of his culture) that has dangling feathers and an eye on the handle
Tamati Waka Nene
Atop features a large carved head as well as smaller figures
Staff God
Subject is a Maori chief
Tamati Waka Nene
Painted in New Zealand
Tamati Waka Nene
Contains sacred platforms made of stone mixed with cremated ashes
Moai on platform (ahu)
Ceremonies involving this are in order to aid the deceased to the otherworld
Malagan mask
Sculptures of the deceased commissioned by the living family representing an individual soul
Malagan mask
Used ashlar masonry
Nan Madol
Combination of human and animal forms
Buk
Has an oversized greenstone earring which contains his mana
Tamati Waka Nene
Worn over the head like a helmet
Buk
Ceremones involved in often recreated mythical ancestral beings
Buk
Located on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Moai on platform (ahu)
Translates to "mask"
Buk
Contextual image shows work being thrown down as the people are adopting a different faith (Christianity)
Staff God
The work is often destroyed or left to rot after being used
Malagan mask
Artists would chant the wearer's ancestor when crafting to imbue their power onto it
'Ahu 'ula
Artist, using stencils and dye, to paint the design
Hiapo from Niue
13-foot-long column-like wooden core in the form of an elongated body
Staff God
Donned only by male high-ranking chiefs and warriors
'Ahu 'ula
Afterward occurred the Kava ceremony in which Queen Elizabeth II drank psychedelic tea (effects of mild cannabis) with locals
Presentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II
Its artist was originally from Bohemia of the Austrian Empire but moved to New Zealand
Tamati Waka Nene
Built on a lagoon–– like Venice
Nan Madol
Involved in an expensive undertaking by the families of the subjects; often families combine wealth to honor several at once
Malagan mask
Extremely intricate mask carvings with adept use of negative space
Malagan mask
Has high seawalls that act as breakwaters (coastal defense)
Nan Madol
Backs are tattooed with designs
Moai on platform (ahu)
Has an erect pose with long arms, broad chest, large buttocks, and no facial features
Female deity
Uses coloring, modeling, and shading
Tamati Waka Nene
Artist was a journeyman and tradesman painter who worked on comission
Tamati Waka Nene
Some contain topknots
Moai on platform (ahu)
Brought upright in village common spaces
Staff God
Smaller figures have their legs spread, indicating childbirth
Staff God
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