This is the first major exhibition of Pacific art to be held in Australia for nearly twenty years. It embraces the diverse Melanesian and Polynesian sculptural traditions of Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Easter Island, New Zealand and the Marquesas Islands.

Many of the works are by unnamed artists and have never before been seen by the Australian public. The works are often iconic and exquisite and include dance costumes, spirit figures and other sculptures in stone and wood as well as fibre arts, dating from as early as 3500 BCE to the present day.

Proudly supported by the National Gallery of Australia Council Exhibitions Fund. [Gallery media, 2008].