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Exhibition Public - Europe & Africa

Fiji: Art and Life in the Pacific

Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
University of East Anglia,
Norwich, United Kingdom
Oct 15, 2016 To Feb 12, 2017


Detail: Revealing stunning sculptures, textiles, ceramics, and ivory and shell regalia, Fiji: Art and Life in the Pacific opens in October 2016 at the Sainsbury Centre, Norwich. The largest and most comprehensive exhibition about Fiji ever assembled, it will take the visitor on a journey through the art and cultural history of Fiji since the late 18th century. A highlight of the exhibition will be a beautiful, newly commissioned, eight metre-long double-hulled sailing canoe that has been built in Fiji and shipped to Norwich for display and sailing on the Norfolk Broads. Made entirely of wood and coir cord, with no metal components, the canoe results from a project to encourage canoe-building skills and is a small version of the great 30-metre-long vessels of the 19th century, the biggest canoes ever built.

Phone No.: +44 1603 593199
Site URL: http://scva.ac.uk/art-and-artists/exhibitions/fiji-art-and-life-in-the-pacific

Whale ivory double-figure hook
Whale ivory double-figure hook

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