Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]

Anotations

Scope note:

Used for reference to the regions in and around the Pacific Ocean, largest of the world's oceans and situated between North and South America to the east and Asia and Australasia to the west. For reference to the islands and cultures of this area, excluding the ocean itself, typically prefer "Oceanic (cultures)."