Gold, Silver & Brass: Jewelry of the Batak in Sumatra, Indonesia
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (998 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 8874396260 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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joyita said Nice book. Good information and a nice display of pictures on this book. Some of the pieces displayed are difficult to see in any other books about ethnic jewellery.. M Andrews said Four Stars. Can't comment it was a gift.
Since April 2010, he has been the curator and chief editor of the Mandala Foundation in Singapore.. About the AuthorAchim Sibeth is a former curator of the Southeast Asian collection at the Museum of World Cultures in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Today, the Batak wear traditional jewelry only for celebrations like weddings, and these stunning works are rapidly disappearing, being melted down or sold. Batak jewelry is characterized by a wide variety of materials and forms, and has many functions: Jewels can be status symbols, badges of rank, attributes of membership into a certain age group, amulets and talismans, or simply ornaments. Men, women, small children, and even babies were once adorned with gold, silver, brass, bronze, or the gold-and-copper alloy known as suasa. The nearly 300 precious works shown here are artifacts of
Since April 2010, he has been the curator and chief editor of the Mandala Foundation in Singapore.. Achim Sibeth is a former curator of the Southeast Asian collection at the Museum of World Cultures in Frankfurt am Main, Germany