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Pbs Nova: Secrets of Easter Island

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is after a PBS special on NOVA, "Secrets of Easter Island". Archaeologists and a crew tried to find out how the huge statues were created and physically moved around the island. If you can't find the information here that you...
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The British Museum

British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Melanesia

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the art of the people of Pacific ocean Melanesia area in this historical overview and image gallery of Melanesian art with detailed descriptions, from the collection of the British Museum.
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Musee Du Quai Branly: Indigenous Art of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine a collection of artifacts produced by indigenous cultures Africa, America, Asia, and Oceania in three-dimensions. Includes location maps and helpful commentary.
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North Carolina Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
At the North Carolina Museum of Art, the collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, with works by van Dyck, Brueghel, and Raphael, is internationally recognized. American painters John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer, and Georgia...
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Pacific Area Masks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives you information on the Masks from the Sepik river, east Sepik Province, and Papua New Guinea. The information regards the origin and purpose of the masks.
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African, Oceanic, and New World Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
Link to Pre-Columbian Art through this resource. You can find information regarding their culture and specific works of art.
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Pbs Nova: Eastern Island Moai (Stone Sculptures)

For Students 9th - 10th
Easter Island's famous carvings, called moai, bear silent witness to the collapse of the Polynesian culture that once thrived there. View these massive artworks and read about the deforestation of the island. An excellent site for...