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Region: SE Asia

Illustrated.  Hardback.  105 pages.  Good clean condition.  Cat No 5052

Region: SE Asia

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.

Region: SE Asia

vessel of Indonesia characterised by a long necked jug with a bulbous body and spout.

Region: SE Asia

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

Region: SE Asia

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.

Region: SE Asia

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.

Region: SE Asia

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.

Region: SE Asia

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

Region: SE Asia

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

Region: SE Asia

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.