Torres Strait

Esquema

Getty AAT: Styles, periods, and cultures by region

Jerarquía

Oceanic > Melanesian

Descripción

Describes works created by the inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands. The most well known works of the Torres Strait are their double-outrigger sailing canoes, which are capable of carrying a dozen or more people. The canoes are ornamented with engravings and paintings. No example has survived of the decorated Torres Strait canoe, except photographs and drawings.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300021914

Otros términos

  • 托雷斯海峽 [zh]
  • Straat van Torres [nl]
  • Estrecho de Torres [es]
  • tuō liè sī hǎi xiá [zh]
  • tuo lie si hai xia [zh]
  • t'o lieh ssu hai hsia [zh]
  • Torres Strait Islands [en]
  • 托列斯海峽 [zh]
  • 托雷斯海峽式 [zh]
  • 托雷斯海峽風格 [zh]