Bowers Museum presents an exclusive pre-recorded presentation - Authenticity Matters: A Connoisseur’s Guide to Judging Authenticity in Oceanic Art with Michael Hamson.

10 Crucial Factors Explained
Oceanic art expert Michael Hamson will outline the 10 most crucial factors to consider when authenticating a piece of Oceanic tribal art. Style is always at the top of the list. Just like virtually everything, Oceanic art object styles change, seemingly imperceptibly, over the decades and a keen knowledge of this change allows one to accurately date a piece. Patina on the other hand is trickier...