Decorative Art of New Guinea, by Albert Buell Lewis

Decorative Art of New Guinea, by Albert Buell Lewis. 1973 Dover softcover. 113 pages, very nice condition.

Albert Buell Lewis was the first American anthropologist to conduct a systematic, long-term field study in Melanesia. Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, extending from New Guinea in the west to the Fiji Islands in the east. He is best remembered for the collection and documentation of over 14,000 Melanesian objects gathered in the colonial territories of Melanesia during his time as the leader of the Joseph N. Field South Pacific Expedition from 1909 to 1913.

This book consists of the two complete publications: “Decorative Art of New Guinea, Incised Designs” & “Carved and Painted Designs from New Guinea.”