Oceania, Etc: vendor of South Seas Art - Collecting Tiki

IDOT I dream of tiki Tiki Socialite Pittsburgh, PA Joined: Jan 12, 2004 Posts: 501	IDOT I dream of tiki Posted posted on Thu, Jun 9, 2005 12:38 AM Individual statue stlyings of PNG "You find different styles of tall standing statues from different villages of the Sepik river in Papua New Guinea. Each village has a definite style." "An asmat war shield in back and some pottery from Lombok on stands with inserts of lozanges of painted shells." "The high level of skill of the potters of Lombok, Indonesia, is remarkable. With very simple tools and clay from the local countryside, potters work in their homes to create earthenware pieces of great beauty and utility. Such pieces seen here are a perfect example of how such time honored skills have survived into the modern day. Combining blackened earthenware with rattan and bamboo basketry, artistic ceramics are created with a striking mixture of traditional values and modern appeal. Time consuming hand-etched decorations or shell inserts are added to many of the pieces, each is unique. For over 500 years, the people of Lombok, Indonesia have created earthenware pottery for food preparation, storage and ceremonial purposes. Remarkably, today's artisans still employ the ancient methods of their ancestors, producing pottery, with skills and creativity, that is as beautiful as it is functional." [ Edited by: I dream of tiki on 2005-06-09 08:28 ]

Individual statue stlyings of PNG
"You find different styles of tall standing statues from different villages of the Sepik river in Papua New Guinea. Each village has a definite style."

"An asmat war shield in back and some pottery from Lombok on stands with inserts of lozanges of painted shells."

"The high level of skill of the potters of Lombok, Indonesia, is remarkable. With very simple tools and clay from the local countryside, potters work in their homes to create earthenware pieces of great beauty and utility. Such pieces seen here are a perfect example of how such time honored skills have survived into the modern day. Combining blackened earthenware with rattan and bamboo basketry, artistic ceramics are created with a striking mixture of traditional values and modern appeal. Time consuming hand-etched decorations or shell inserts are added to many of the pieces, each is unique. For over 500 years, the people of Lombok, Indonesia have created earthenware pottery for food preparation, storage and ceremonial purposes. Remarkably, today's artisans still employ the ancient methods of their ancestors, producing pottery, with skills and creativity, that is as beautiful as it is functional."

[ Edited by: I dream of tiki on 2005-06-09 08:28 ]

Post #164665 by I dream of tiki on Thu, Jun 9, 2005 12:38 AM