Colonialism in Melanesia

Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/ 1906 – Australia assumes administration of British holdings in New Guinea. 1906 – Britain and France establish joint rule over Vanuatu, then called the New Hebrides. 1907/8 – Pablo Picasso purchases two New Caledonian wood figures. While African art has a stronger influence on modernist works than that of Oceania, Picasso’s personal collection eventually contains a […]