Forgotten islands of Indonesia : the art & culture of the Southeast Moluccas / Nico de Jonge & Toos van Dijk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jonge, Nico de.

Contributor:

Dijk, Toos van.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Indonesia--Maluku Tenggara.

Art.

Maluku Tenggara (Indonesia)--Civilization.

Maluku Tenggara (Indonesia).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Hong Kong] : Periplus Editions, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Forgotten Islands of Indonesia presents a unique survey of the finest examples of Southeast Moluccan art. This volume contains many photographs and descriptions which have never before been published. Set against the cultural background and supplemented by rare photographs taken in the field, the material culture of Maluku Tenggara, which is regarded as one of the most fascinating areas of Indonesia, is presented here comprehensively for the first time.

Contents:

CONTENTS; Preface; Introduction; PART I: THE PAST; Chapter 1; Traces of Prehistoric Times; Chapter II; A Turbulent History; PART II: BOAT AND CREW; Chapter III; Boat Symbolism of the West; Chapter IV; Deceased and Deities of the West; Chapter V; Boat Symbolism of the East; Chapter VI; Deceased and Deities of the East; PART III: THE LANGUAGE OF THINGS; Chapter VII; The Heat of Gold; Chapter VIII; The Coolness of Cloth; Chapter IX; Pottery Full of Vitality; Chapter X; Life and Death in Plaiting; Afterword; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

"This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition of "Forgotten islands" in the Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden, the Netherlands."

Inclues bibliographical references (p.158-159) and index.

ISBN:

1-4629-0946-9

OCLC:

817875596