Web Directory > Pacific > Arts and Literature

• Aotearoa.co.nz
  Promotes New Zealand and Pacific art : Māori design bone carvings, greenstone carvings, wood carvings, Māori and Pacific prints, jewellery, stylised tuatara, tapa cloth. Online ordering available.
  
  
• Archive of Māori and Pacific Music
  The archive at the Anthropology Department, Dept of the University of Auckland houses the world's largest ethnographic sound collection relating to the Pacific.
  
  
• ArTok : Pacific arts online
  ArTok profilies the artistic diversity and cultural practices of Oceania. See and hear traditional music and dance, tapa, sculpture, body art, performance and regional arts issues. Provides web coverage of events and festivals.
  
  
• ArtPasifikRim
  Pasifikrim is an on line gallery exhibiting Oceania arts and crafts. Includes information about exhibitions in the region.
  
  
• ata : fractal art from Tahiti / by Tenui
  Samples of Tenui's fractal art with information on fractal art and notes on Polynesian cultural elements.
  
  
• Bibliography of Melanesian Pidgin English dictionaries, phrase books and study guides
  Annotated bibliography compiled by Thomas H. Slone.
  
  
• Encyclopedia mythica : Oceania
  Includes full text articles on Aboriginal and Polynesian mythology, including New Zealand.
  
  
• Ethnologue country index : languages of the Pacific
  Excerpt from Ethnologue : languages of the world. 14th ed., 2000. Includes maps.
  
  
• Ethnology database
  Bishop Museum, Hawai`i, Ethnology Collection. The database has photographs and detailed information for more than 400 cultural objects from throughout the Pacific region.
  
  
• Graduate journal of Asia Pacific studies
  The Graduate Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies (GJAPS) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal showcasing the work of graduate students. It publishes interdisciplinary material related to the Asia-Pacific region and its people. All issues available in full-text.
  
  
• Just Pacific
  Articles by Rod Ewins on anthropology, art, culture, society and sociology in Fiji and the Pacific. Also includes bibliographies (including a bibliography on the Fiji Coup 2000) and links to related sites.
  
  
• Literature of the Pacific Islands
  A directory of Pacific Island literature web sites.
  
  
• Lost art of lei making
  All about lei: types of lei, their history, how to make them (Polynesian/tradititional and contemporary), and links to other lei sites.
  
  
• Micronesian journal of the humanities & social sciences
  Micronesian Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences is a semiannual peer reviewed academic electronic journal dedicated to the study of human thought, behavior, and culture in Micronesia.
  
  
• Moving images website at the at the Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
  A database which is intended as a reference for those interested in films related to the Pacific Islands - that is, films produced about Pacific Islands or Islanders; filmed on Pacific Islands; or written, directed, produced by, or starring Pacific Islanders. The site also includes a bibliography.
  
  
• Mundo Étnico Foundation
  A Dutch non profit organisation studying and promoting traditional, contemporary and developing Pacific cultures by means of book and CD publications, workshops, seminars and educational programmes at primary schools. The web site provides catalogues of books and CDs for sale
  
  
• Music archive for Pacific Island nations
  Established by the Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia, the Archive provides a collection of recordings of indigenous music, related books, journals, musical instruments. Includes music of the Melanesian, Micronesian and Polynesian cultures as well as a specific article on Tongan musical instruments.
  
  
• Oceanic art and culture : the Pacific Islands : Polynesian art : a web directory
  Alphabetical listing of web sites about arts and culture from the Pacific Islands. Subsite of the Zeroland art and culture web directory.
  
  
• Oceanic linguistics
  Oceanic Linguistics is a journal devoted exclusively to the study of the indigenous languages of the Oceanic area and parts of Southeast Asia, covering linguistic theory, historical research, and new information pertaining to the area of study. Contents pages and abstracts of articles are available.
  
  
• Oceanic
  A collection of images of artefacts from Australia, Melanesia and Polynesia. The site was developed by Professor Ron Johnson, Humboldt State University.
  
  
• Pacific Arts Association
  An international organization devoted to the study of all the arts of Oceania.
  
  
• Pacific Islands music & dance : a cyberguide
  Site started as a project for the "Music of the Pacific Islands" course at the University of Michigan in Winter 2001. Later classes continue to work on the project.
  
  
• Pacific Manuscripts Bureau
  Sponsored by 7 libraries in Australia, New Zealand (Alexander Turnbull Library and University of Auckland Library) and the United States. Makes microfilm copies of Pacific archives. The web site includes an online catalogue of microfilm holdings and online issues of Pambu newsletter.
  
  
• Pasifika digital legends
  A collection of traditional Pasifika stories retold digitally in English and Pasifika languages by New Zealand school students. Includes stories in Samoan, Tongan, Cook Island, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Fijian, Niue, and Maori. Includes support materials for students and teachers to create their own digital legends.
  
  
• Polynesian tattoo world-wide guide
  Offers explanations as to design, meaning and origins of tattooing in Polynesia. Presents a gallery of tattoos, directory of specialist tattooists and tattoo related books. Includes an online dictionary of Polynesian symbols.
  
  
• Skin stories : the art and culture of Polynesian tattoo
  Provides information on the history and role of tattooing in Polynesia and the wider Pacific Area, inlcuding New Zealand. Includes photo gallery, profiles of artists, and stories of personal experience.
  
  
• Tattoos.com the premier bodyart e-zine : tattoo history source book : Polynesia / by Tricia Allen and Steve Gilbert
  Tattoos.com is a host of artists, studios, promoters and publishers in the bodyart industry from around the world. It also provides excerpts from the book Tattoo history source book, by Steve Gilbert, published: New York : Juno Books, 2001. Full text articles on tattooing, a tattoo bookstore and links are available. The main site also provides information on the Pacific Islands today and New Zealand.
  
  
• Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust newsletter
  Newsletter of the Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust. Issues are available in full-text.
  
  
• Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust
  The aims of the Trust include the development of contemporary Pacific artists and art. Includes: Pacific Artists Bibliography.
  
  
• TribalArtsDirectory.com
  A list of links to galleries dealing in tribal arts. Includes all major categories including African, Asian, Oceanic, Indonesian, Himalayan, North American, Northwest Coast, Pre-Columbian. Listings can be added online.
  
  
• Wan Smol Bag Theatre
  Located in Vanuatu the Wan Smol Bag Theatre performs throughout the Pacific Islands and trains groups in creating and performing participatory community theatre.