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Cent Objets Disparus: Pillage a Angkor - One Hundred Missing Objects: Looting in Angkor
A shocking exposé of the extent of the looting of sculptural figures hacked out of the Angkor monuments for export and sale in legitimate and illegitimate antiquities markets. Illustrated. Dual language text - English and French. Paperback. 104 pages. New condition.
Kendi: wadah air minum tradisional - Kendi: Traditional Drinking Water Container
vessel of Indonesia characterised by a long necked jug with a bulbous body and spout.
Notes of the Customs of Cambodia
Locally published review of the historic culture and traditions of Cambodia alongside eight b&w plates of the Angkor monuments. Text in English. Hardback. 42 pages. In good clean condition. Cat No 4845
Fragile Traditions: Indonesian Art in Jeopardy
The growth of the international market for indigenous art forms has created a threat to the communities that produce them. This book focuses on the complex effects of the primitive art market and the private and institutional collecting on the vibrant art traditions of Indonesia.
Threads of Life: A Private Collection of Textiles from Indonesia and Sarawak
An exhibition catalogue of ceremonial textile hangings, banners and skirt fabrics from Indonesia employing traditional dyes and weaving techniques to produce patterns of intricate and unique design.
The Palaces of South-East Asia: Architecture and Customs
Dealing in turn with the major palaces in Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaya and Indonesia the author discusses their architectural forms and the court ceremonies to which they were adapted.
Ancestral Ships: Fabric Impressions of Old Lampung Culture
Published to complement to the collection of the Singapore museum's extensive collection of 'ships cloths' and to draw attention to the complexity of design and aesthetic appeal of these ceremonial textiles whose manufacture in the Lampung region of south-east Sumatra is fast becoming a lost trad
The Heritage of Traditional Agriculture Among the Western Austronesians
Five conference papers examining the agricultural traditions and cultivation rituals of the peoples of Java, Borneo, Kalimantan, Flores and Timor. Paperback. 89 pages. Very good clean condition. Cat No 4577
Weavings of Power and Might: The Glory of Java
Illustrated guide to the chronological evolution of the fine decorated textiles that form the national costumes of Java with chapters on their manufacturing techniques, their decoration and its symbolism.