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Detail of front of wrap - THE MONS OF BURMA AND THAILAND - Volume 2. Selected Articles
Halliday, Robert. THE MONS OF BURMA AND THAILAND. Volume 2 - Selected Articles. BNo. 974-7534-19-4. New Edition, 2000 (1930-14) (pb). Pp: xvii, 307, (8); 210mm x 150mm; 0.47kg. 14 col, 2 b/w, 2 fig. Preface, foreword. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. White Lotus Press, Bangkok, 2000. (This volume features all the author's articles published in the 'Journal of the Burma Research Society as well as his two other monographs, 'A History of Kings' (1923), and 'The Story of the Founding of Pegu' (1923)) (Keywords: Cultural history, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Burma, Mons, Kalok, Talaing).
Book Code: N476 AU$58
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Detail of front of wrapper - WORLD WITHIN - A Borneo Story (harrisson21p 150/230 HARR21)
Harrisson, Tom. WORLD WITHIN (hb). A Borneo Story. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1959. Pp: xii, 350; 195mm x 130mm; 0.63kg. 40 b/w(pl), 7 fig, 3 maps. End note, index. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. (minor wear on dw). The Cresset Press, London, 1959. (This book is about the inhabitants of the remote interior of Sarawak - the Kelabit above all - who were brought into rude contact with the world outside by the outbreak of the Second World War and more particularly by the Japanese occupation of the former British Protectorate) (Keywords: Social culture, Southeast Asia, Borneo, Sarawak).
Book Code: H265 SOLD - now out of stock AU$35
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Detail of wrap - INDONESIAN TEXTILES</b>. Batik, ikat and other fabric traditions (hitchcock1p 150/194 HITC1)
Hitchcock, Michael. INDONESIAN TEXTILES. Batik, ikat and other fabric traditions. BNo. 0-06-430217-2. First Edition (US) 1991 (pb). Pp: 192; 275mm x 210mm; 0.80kg. 100 col, 50 b/w, 6 fig, 1 map. Preface, acknowledgments, bibliography, museums to visit, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Icon Editions, Harper Collins Publishers, New York, 1991. (The author focuses on the techniques of batik, ikat and other fabric traditions as well as other decorative methods such as embroidery, couching, applique, and gilding. He also shows how the skills of the weavers and dyers are acquired and developed. The author examines the survival of traditional designs and significant colours and explains why they have retained their importance for the people of Indonesia) (Keywords: Textiles, southeast Asia, Indonesia, weaving).
Book Code: P121 AU$50
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Detail of wrap - NATURAL MAN - A Record from Borneo (hose2p 140/218 HOSE2)
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: D124 AU$22
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Detail of wrap - ARTS AND CRAFTS IN INDONESIA (indonesia01p 145/196 INDO01)
Indonesian Department of Information. ARTS AND CRAFTS IN INDONESIA. Art of the people. BNo. n/a. Reprint Edition, 1974 (pb). Pp: 112; 205mm x 150mm; 0.15kg. Num b/w, 8 fig. Introduction. A good paperback copy. Wrp: g. Department of Information, Republic of Indonesia, 1974. (This book illustrates the arts and crafts of the Indonesian islands from weaving, Batik,carving, sculpture, metal works, ceramics, and painting) (Keywords: Arts and crafts, Indonesia).
Book Code: N270 SOLD - now out of stock AU$22
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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, Ao, Ang, Angami, Chang, Kerami, Mao, Sema, Kabui, Konyak, Tangkhul, Zemi).
Book Code: P265 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, Southeast Asia, Indonesia).
Book Code: M014 AU$20
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Detail of front of wrap - THE BALINESE
Mabbett, Hugh. THE BALINESE. Social structure, religion, and arts and crafts. BNo. 0-473-00281-7. First Edition, 1985 (pb). Pp: 268; 210mm x 140mm; 0.45kg. num b/w & fig, 1 map. Introduction, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. January Books, Wellington, New Zealand, 1985. (This book provides much basic information for understand the past and present. It describes the island's intricate social structure, discusses its religion, its arts and its crafts, tells a little of its history, and has chapters also on the economy, health, family planning, the major tourist centres and even wildlife) (Keywords: Cultural history, social anthropology, southeast Asia, Indonesia, Bali).
Book Code: H230 AU$15
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Maxwell, John R. & Robyn J. Maxwell (essay). TEXTILES OF INDONESIA. An introductory handbook. BNo. 0-7241-0032-6. First Edition, 1976 (pb). Pp: 52; 225mm x 210mm; 0.20kg. 11 col, 30 b/w, 1 map. Foreword, selected bibliography, handlist, notes, glossary. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Indonesian Art Society, Melbourne, 1976. (The exhibition and catalogue was aimed to provide an introduction to the textile art of the Indonesian Archipelago. The essay and item description show a nexus between the art and the wider historical and cultural considerations) (Keywords: Textiles, Asia, Indonesia, culture, history, Batik, Ikat, Songket, social structure).
Book Code: J305 AU$15
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Detail of front of wrap - THE YAO - The Mien and Mun Yao in China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand
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: Q245 AU$72
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Richards, Anthony (editor). THE SEA DYAKS AND OTHER RACES OF SARAWAK. (Contributions to The Sarawak Gazette between 1888 and 1930). BNo. 983-62-33849. Revised Edition, 1992 (1963) (pb). Pp: xiii, 362; 215mm x 140mm; 0.42kg. 10 b/w & fig. Foreword. A good paperback copy. Wrp: g. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur, 1992. (These articles were written for general information by missionaries and government officers who each had their own viewpoint. A major contributor was the Reverend William Howell) (Keywords: Sociology, anthropology, myth and folklore, Asia, Malaysia, Sarawak).
Book Code: G147 SOLD - now out of stock AU$18
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