Les Marquisiens et leur art. Volume III : Les collections. Arts graphiques symbols and images of the

symbols and images of the divinities

«Bibliothèque d'Archéologie Méditerranéenne et Africaine - 3«

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to follow him in the tonic mystery of his struggle against existing forms

Les Marquisiens et leur art. Volume III : Les collections. Arts graphiques symbols and images of theThe Marquesans and Their Art is a must read for anyone interested in Marquesan civilization and Eastern Polynesia. It is the result of a detailed study of the various forms of artistic expressionthen threatened with extinctionconducted by Karl von den Steinen, a German doctor in the archipelago at the end of the 19th century. It has been a reference work since its first publication in 1925. Its success for nearly a century has never been denied, even