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Eyes of the ancestors : the arts of island Southeast Asia
- Title
- Eyes of the ancestors : the arts of island Southeast Asia / edited by Reimar Schefold ; in collaboration with Steven G. Alpert ; and with contributions by Steven G. Alpert, George Ellis, Nico de Jonge, Vernon Kedit, Reimar Schefold, Achim Sibeth, Roxana Waterson.
- Author
- Dallas Museum of Art.
- Publication
- [Dallas] : Dallas Museum of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press, [2013]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Schefold, Reimar, 1938-
- Description
- 334 pages : color illustrations, maps; 31 cm
- Summary
- "Eyes of the Ancestors takes an in-depth look at the Dallas Museum of Art's world-renowned collection of artworks from Island Southeast Asia. Beautiful photography and essays by distinguished international scholars unlock the magic of the island cultures of Indonesia, Sarawak, and East Timor. Leading anthropologist Reimar Schefold introduces these texts, which investigate various indigenous art forms from a fresh art-historical perspective. They describe the contexts, purposes, and aesthetic influences of a range of objects, from intricately woven sacred and ceremonial textiles to carved ancestor figures. Also featured are gold and metalwork designs as well as weaponry and jewelry, most dating back more than a hundred years. A 19th-century mouth mask in the collection, from the Leti Islands, is one of only our known to be in existence. Carved in the shape of a bird's head, this wooden mask was used in ritual dances. Other spectacular examples from the collection likewise reflect the beliefs and practices of these island peoples."--Publisher's description.
- Alternative Title
- Arts of island Southeast Asia at the Dallas Museum of Art
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Catalogs.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-327) and index.
- Contents
- Toys for the souls : the art of Mentawai / Reimar Schefold -- The art of the Ono Niha / Achim Sibeth -- The art of the Batak of Sumatra / Achim Sibeth -- Lampung ship cloths : ancient symbolism and cultural adaptation in South Sumatran art / introduction by Nico de Jonge ; entries by Steven G. Alpert -- Borneo : the island - its peoples / introduction by Steven G. Alpert ; entries by Steven G. Alpert ; Iban textile entries by Vernon Kedit -- The art of Sulawesi / Roxana Waterson -- The art of East Nusa Tenggara : Sumba and Flores / introduction by George Ellis ; entries by George Ellis ; Mendaka pendant entry by Steven G. Alpert -- Traditional art in Timorese princedoms / introduction by Nico de Jonge ; entries by Steven G. Alpert -- Life and death in southeast Moluccan art / Nico de Jonge.
- ISBN
- 9780300184952
- 0300184956
- LCCN
- 2013008081
- OCLC
- ocn829645940
- 829645940
- SCSB-1696990
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library