1.PACIFIC ISLANDS ART
BY JEANETTE ZHUKOV AND NICOLE HARRELL
Period 1

2. Introduction

The islands in the Pacific Ocean are among the oldest inhabited places and some of the newest inhabited places on Earth.

3. The four distinct areas are: Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. 4. The arts in these diverse regions show a link in the communitys ritual and religious life. 5. Not only did these cultures practice the visual arts but they expressed themselves in music, dance, and oral literature.