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Detail of front of wrap - THE YAU - The Mien and Mun Yao...

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Pourret, Jess G. THE YAO - The Mien and Mun Yao in China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.

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Detail of wrapper - ISLANDS AND ANCESTORS (barbier2p 170/234 BARB2)
Barbier, Jean Paul and Douglas Newton (editors). ISLANDS AND ANCESTORS. Indigenous Styles of Southeast Asia. BNo.3-7913-0899-8. First Edition, 1988. Pp: 362; 300mm x 225mm; 1.98kg. 37 col, 40 b/w, 196 b/w & fig, 9 maps. Foreword, bibliography. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Prestel-Verlag, Munchen, 1988. (This book was published in conjunction with a two-part exhibition of the same name at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The book illustrates the rich legacy of sculpture, textiles and jewelry from Mainland southeast Asia, Taiwan, the Philippines, the archipelago of Indonesia and Timor) (Keywords: Ethnology, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Nias, Batak, Dayak, Toraja, Ifugao, Ma, Altoni, Tetum).
Book Code: W039 AU$135
Note: Contributors and essays are:
(p.10) Newton, Douglas - Reflections in Bronze - Lapita and Dong-Son Art in the Western Pacific; (p.24) Dournes, Jacques - Autochthonous Peoples of Central Vietnam; (p.34) Feldman, Jerome - The Seat of the Ancestors in the Homeland of the Nias People; (p.50) Barbier, Jean Paul - A Stone Rider of the Batak of Sumatra; (p.66) Revel-Macdonald, Nicole - The Dayak of Borneo - On the Ancestors, the Dead and the Living; (p.86) Nooy-Palm, Clementine H.M. - The Mamasa and Sa'dan Toraja of Sulawesi; (p.106) Erb, Maribeth - Flores: Cosmology, Art and Ritual; (p.120) Hoskins, Janet - Arts and Cultures of Sumba; (p.138) Hicks, David - Art and Religion on Timor; (p.152) McKinnon, Susan - Tanimbar Boats; (p.170) Ellis, George R. - Ifugao Art; (p.184) Chi-lu, Chen - Notes on a Wooden House-Post of the Budai Paiwan;
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Bock, Carl. THE HEAD-HUNTERS OF BORNEO. A narrative of travel up the Mahakkam and down the Barito; also, Journeyings in Sumatra. BNo. 7054-1512-0. Reprint Edition, 1986 (1881). Pp: xvi, 344; 210mm x 135mm; 0.70kg. 30 col, 7 b/w, 1 map. Preface, appendices I to V, index. A very good copy in leather-bound cover. Cvr: vg. (gilt-edged pageblock). Time-Life Books, Amsterdam, 1986. (This book is an account of Carl Bock's travels in the 1870s in both Borneo and Sumatra and his observations on the way of life of the people of the interior, their titular Malay overlords and various aspects of colonial life) (Keywords: Exploration, anthropology, southeast Asia, Borneo, Sumatra, Bahau Dayak).
Book Code: F239 AU$60
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Detail of front of wrapper - STORY CLOTHS OF BALI (fischer08p 175/211 FISC08)
Fischer, Joseph. STORY CLOTHS OF BALI. Embroideries - ancient folklore and expressive art form. BNo.978-1580-0848-71. First Edition, 2004. Pp: xvi, 144; 250mm x 250mm; 0.98kg. 164 col. Dedication, acknowledgments, preface, glossary, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, 2004. (The first major study of this unusual group of Balinese embroideries, Story Cloths of Bali offers insight into the intricate connection between ancient folklore and expressive art form, while honouring a culture rich with creativity, diversity, and tradition) (Keywords: Contemporary art, Asia, Indonesia, Bali, tradition, culture, textile, storytelling).
Book Code: V216 AU$85
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Detail of front of wrap - MORALS AND MERIT - A Study of Values and Social Controls in South Asian Societies (furer03p 150/229 FURE03)
Furer-Haimendorf, Christoph von. MORALS AND MERIT. A Study of Values and Social Controls in South Asian Societies. BNo. 297-17977-2. Paperback Edition, 1969 (pb) Pp: xiv, 240; 215mm x 140mm; 0.38kg. 15 b/w. Introduction, bibliography, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. (minor wear on wrp). Nature of Human Society Series, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1969. (This book deals with the nature and place of moral concepts in primitive and selected advanced societies and the author analyses the principal values that motivate conduct and determine moral choices among a number of Asian societies. The first chapters deal with the Daflas of the Eastern Himalayas and the Naga head-hunters. The author then examines this matter with the far more sophisticated Buddhists and Hindus, where institutional authority is highly developed) (Keywords: Social anthropology, Asia, Naga, India, Daflas, Himalaya).
Book Code: J207 AU$25
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Gaffey, Paul. TRAVELLING IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. Hong Kong, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippes, Singapore, Thailand. BNo. 0-7318-0208-X. First Edition, 1993 (pb). Pp: vi, 250; 210mm x 135mm; 0.43kg. 16 col, 8 maps. Acknowledgments, introduction, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrg: vg. Simon & Schuster Australia, Sydney, 1993. (This is a travel book for people who want to go beyond the well-worn tourist tracks for a deeper experience of the cultures and peoples of Southeast Asia) (Keywords: Travel, Southeast Asia, cultures).
Book Code: G038 AU$10
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Detail of front of wrap - THE WOMEN'S WARPATH - Iban Ritual Fabrics from Borneo (gavin02p 170/234 GAVI02)
Gavin, Traude. THE WOMEN'S WARPATH. Iban Ritual Fabrics from Borneo. BNo.0-930741-50-X. First Edition, 1996 (pb). Pp: 100; 305mm x 215mm; 0.50kg. 68 col, 44 b/w, 3 maps. Foreword, acknowledgments, introduction, catalogue, glossary, appendix, references cited. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, California, 1996. (This publication was produced to accompany an exhibition of Iban textiles held at the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History in 1996. Drawing on years of fieldwork and on her files documenting hundreds of Iban cloths, Dr Traude Gavin brings new insight to her subject and presents a more comprehensive picture of how the Iban themselves view their textile traditions) (Keywords: Textile, fabrics, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Sarawak, Borneo, Iban, social life, custom, exhibition).
Book Code: S332 AU$35
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Detail of front of wrap - BURMA - Art and Archaeology (green35p 170/216 GREE35)
Green, Alexandra & T. Richard Blurton (editors). BURMA: ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY. From conference held in London at the British Museum in June 2000. BNo.1-58886-024-8. First Edition (USA), 2002 (pb). Pp: xii, 180; 275mm x 220mm; 0.78kg. 90 col, 40 b/w, 1 map. Foreword, preface, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. (slight crease top corner). Art Media Resources Ltd, Chicago, 2002. (This book presents papers of an international conference held in London and organised jointly by the British Museum and the School of Oriental and African Studies. There are 15 papers presented by 19 contributors) (Keywords: Arts and crafts, archaeology, Southeast Asia, Burma, Karen, Shan).
Book Code: V459 AU$60
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Detail of front of wrap - BALINESE TEXTILES (hauser06bp 175/240 HAUS06)
Hauser-Schaublin, Brigitta; Marie-Louise Nabholz-Kartaschoff & Urs Ramseyer. BALINESE TEXTILES. The Universe Arrayed. BNo.962-593-158-9. Second Printing, 1997 (1991) (pb). Pp: xvi, 143; 305mm x 230mm; 0.90kg. num col, 4 fig. Preface, glossary, bibliography, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. (minor wear on wrp). Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd, Hong Kong, 1997. (In this book three experts examine the history and production of Balinese cloth, its sacred and social function, and the significance of colour, pattern and weave to the people of Bali) (Keywords: Textiles, social anthropology, religion, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Bali, Endek, Songket, Perada, Bebali, Keling, Poleng, Cepuk, Geringsing).
Book Code: U364 AU$45
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Detail of front of wrap - MASKS OF KALIMANTAN (heppell1p 150/160 HEPP01)
Heppell, Michael. MASKS OF KALIMANTAN. Photography by Tasmin O'Neill. BNo. 0-9589225-1-9. First Edition, 1992 (pb). Pp: 48, (xxiv); 225mm x 205mm; 0.30kg. 26 col, 26 b/w, 25 fig, 1 map. Preface, foreword, introduction, conclusion, bibliography, notes. A very good paperback copy in illustrated wrap. Wrp: vg. Indonesian Art Society, Melbourne, Victoria, 1992. (The author discusses Kalimantan, the country, outside influences on Dayak art, the inland people of Kalimantan, the Dayak and their religion, and Dayak masks. The text is well supported with photographs of ritual and ceremonial performances and illustrations and descriptions of forty-four masks in the catalogue section) (Keywords: Benanek, Iban, Pantu, Batang, Delok, Balleh, Rejang, Baku, Layar, Busang, Babau, Modang, Mahakam).
Book Code: M011 AU$25
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Hose, Charles. NATURAL MAN. A Record from Borneo. BNo. 0-19-588886-3. Paperback Edition, 1988 (1926) (pb). Pp: xvi, 284; 215mm x 135mm; 0.53kg. 119 b/w, 1 map. Introduction, references, preface, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Oxford University Press, Singapore, 1988. (The author may be described as one of the last of the great Victorian amateurs. He describes the customs and beliefs of the various peoples who inhabit the northern part of Borneo. The description also includes their tribal and village life, arts and crafts, their creeds and superstitions, and morals and mentality) (Keywords: Cultural anthropology, Southeast Asia, Borneo, Sarawak, Dayak, Iban).
Book Code: D131 AU$22
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Detail of wrap - THE NAGAS - Hill Peoples of Northeast India (jacobs1p 200/176 JACO01)
Jacobs, Julian. THE NAGAS - Hill Peoples of Northeast India. Society, Culture and the Colonial Encounter. BNo. 0-500-97471-3. First Edition 1998 (pb), (1990). Pp: 359; 225mm x 245mm; 1.50kg. 250 col, 450 b/w, 1 map. Acknowledgments, footnotes, glossary, bibliography. A very good paperback copy in illustrated cover. Wrp: vg. Thames and Hudson, London, 1998. (With Alan Macfarlane, Sarah Harrison and Anita Herle. The vibrant material culture is generously illustrated in this book in colour photographs which display their textiles, basketry, weapons, metalwork and carvings. The artefacts are examined in their full historical and anthropological context) (Keywords: Ethnology, Northeast India, Nagaland, Ao, Ang, Angami, Chang, Kerami, Mao, Sema, Kabui, Konyak, Tangkhul, Zemi).
Book Code: P268 AU$54
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Kartomi, Margaret. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF INDONESIA. An Introductory Handbook. BNo. 0-9589225-0-0. First Edition, 1985 (pb). Pp: (iv), 60; 230mm x 210mm; 0.28kg. 7 col, 31 b/w, 19 fig, 1 map. Foreword, introduction, selected bibliography and discography, list, notes. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Indonesian Art Society, Melbourne, 1985. (This book describes a representative sample of instruments from the many islands of Indonesia and many are illustrated with photographs and figures) (Keywords: Ethnology, material culture, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, musical instruments).
Book Code: M017 AU$20
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Detail of front of wrap - THE YAO - The Mien and Mun Yao in China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand (pourret1p 160/195 POUR01)
Pourret, Jess G. THE YAO. The Mien and Mun Yao in China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. BNo. 0-500-97599-X. First Edition, 2002 (pb). Pp: 277; 225mm x 245mm; 1.10kg. 645 col & b/w, 1 map. Acknowledgments, preface, introduction, appendix, bibliography, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Thames and Hudson, London, 2002. (This book is the results of the author's extensive fieldwork and researching Mien and Mun Yao in the principal centres of Yao settlements in Thailand, Laos, southern China and northern Vietnam. Chapters cover: history, Yao society, dress and costume, the meaning of silver, subsistence farming in the hills, and religious items and ceremonial paintings) (Keywords: Ethnology, material culture, Southeast Asia, Thailand, northern Vietnam, Mien, Mun Yao).
Book Code: Q246 AU$72
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Schliesinger, Joachim. HILL TRIBES OF VIETNAM. Volume 1 - Introduction and Overview. BNo. 974-8434-10-9. First Edition, 1997 (pb). Pp: xii, 74, 80; 210mm x 150mm; 0.29kg. 252 col, 4 tab, 4 maps. Preface, acknowledgments, bibliography. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. White Lotus Co. Ltd, Bangkok, 1997. (This book describes the diversity of lifestyles and cultures of the mountain peoples of Vietnam. This first volume introduces the ethnography and the classification of the hill tribe groups and presents a general overview) (Keywords: Ethnology, Asia, Southeast, Vietnam, Muong, Tay, Mang).
Book Code: N470 AU$72
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Schliesinger, Joachim. HILL TRIBES OF VIETNAM. Volume 2 - Profile of the Existing Hill Tribe Groups. BNo. 974-8434-11-7. First Edition, 1998 (pb). Pp: xii, 132, 72; 210mm x 150mm; 0.37kg. 217 col, 3 b/w, 1 tab, 4 maps. Preface. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. White Lotus Co. Ltd, Bangkok, 1998. (This book deals with the tribal customs and habits of all 50 mountain peoples living in Vietnam) (Keywords: Ethnology, Asia, Southeast, Vietnam, Muong, Hmong, Tay, Mang, San Zui).
Book Code: N471 AU$72
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Detail of front of wrap - ART OF THE ARCHAIC INDONESIANS (stohr02p 160/178 STOH02)
Stohr, Waldemar et al. ART OF THE ARCHAIC INDONESIANS. The people, the culture and way of life. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1981 (pb). Pp: 152; 235mm x 210mm; 0.57kg. 5 col, 130 b/w, 6 maps. General introduction, photo credits. A very good paperback copy with illustrated card wrap. Wrp: vg. (minor wear on wrp; slight browning of t&b edges of back wrp). Musee d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, 1981. Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 1982. (After an introduction by W. Stohr (The peoples of the archaic Indonesian culture) a number of contributors provide introductions to difference regions. Contibutors include: W. Marschall (Enggano and Nias), J.P. Barbier (Sumatra - the Batak people and their art), C.H.M. Nooy-Palm (The Sa'dan Toradja and their art), J.B. Ave (The Dayak of Borneo, their view of life and death, and their art), and J. de Hoog (The Lesser Sunda Islands and the Moluccas)) (Keywords: Ethnology, tribal art, Indonesia Archipelago, Enggano, Nias, Batak, Sumatra, Toraja, Sulawesi, Dayak, Borneo, Moluccas, Lesser Sundas).
Book Code: R721 AU$165
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Detail of front of wrap - BEYOND THE JAVA SEA - Art of Indonesia's Outer Islands (taylor41p 170/234 TAYL41)
Taylor, Paul Michael and Lorrain Aragon. BEYOND THE JAVA SEA (br). Art of Indonesia's Outer Islands (Exhibition booklet). BNo.0-731001-19-2 First Edition, 1991 (pb) Pp:(18); 300mm x 200mm; 0.08kg. 30 col, 1 map. Foreword. A very good booklet. Staple binding. Wrp: vg. Australian Museum, Sydney, 1991. (This booklet was prepared for the purpose of accompanying the exhibition "Beyond the Java Sea" and it contains illustrations of 46 Indonesian works of art from the same exhibition) (Keywords: Ethnology, Indonesia, exhibition brochure).
Book Code: T258 AU$6
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Detail of front of wrap - A Journey among the PEOPLES OF CENTRAL BORNEO (tillems2p 160/187 TILL01)
Tillema, Hendrik F. A JOURNEY AMONG THE PEOPLES OF CENTRAL BORNEO in word and picture. Life and culture of the Dayak people. BNo. 0-19-588975-4. First Edition (UK), 1990 (1938) (pb). Pp: xvi, 252; 254mm x 215mm; 1.12kg. 255 b/w & fig, 5 tab, 6 maps. Preface and acknowledgments, editor's introduction by Victor T. King, bibliography of Tillema's main publications, editor's bibliography, glossary, bibliography, place and name index, subject index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Oxford University Press, Singapore, 1990. (The book demonstrates that the author was a serious scholar, much aware of the need to understand Dayak ways of life in their own terms. His insight and sympathetic portrayal of life and culture all help to produce a fascinating record of Borneo. The photographs reveal Tillema's considerable skills as a photographer and his many arresting images are in themselves an ethnographic resource) (Keywords: Travel, social life, culture, customs, Southeast Asia, Borneo, Kalimantan Dyak, Kenyah, photography, Punan, social life).
Book Code: G140 SOLD - now out of stock AU$160
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