Pauline van der Zee studied Art History at Ghent University. She passed with distinction in 1993. In 2005 she successfully defended her thesis Art as communication with the ancestors. The plastic arts of the Kamoro and Asmat of Western Papua. She teaches Oceanic Arts and works as a keeper of the Ethnographical Collections of Ghent University.
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The World the Kamoro and Asmat Live In | |
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| Research Premises and Objectives | |
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| Drums | |
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| Mask Costumes | |
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| Ancestor Figures | |
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| Spirit Poles | |
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| Paddles | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| Appendix: Myths | |
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| References | |
Pauline van der Zee studied Art History at Ghent University. She passed with distinction in 1993. In 2005 she successfully defended her thesis Art as communication with the ancestors. The plastic arts of the Kamoro and Asmat of Western Papua. She teaches Oceanic Arts and works as a keeper of the Ethnographical Collections of Ghent University.
