Name/Title
Beyond the Java Sea : art of Indonesia's outer islandsEntry/Object ID
N7326.T39 1991Description
Part One features generalities about the Indonesian archipelago and its art, artistic traditions, and more. Part Two is a catalogue of outer-island-art, arranged by location.Context
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Nov. 21, 1990-Feb. 17, 1991, the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., April 19, 1991-July 14, 1991 and at the M.H. De Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, Sept. 28, 1991-Jan. 5, 1992.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Toby Volkman, Charles ZernerNotes
Gift of Toby Alice Volkman, and Charles Zerner, March 2026.Lexicon
Search Terms
art, indonesian--exhibitionsLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Author
Paul Michael Taylor, Lorraine V. AragonPublisher
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, H.N. AbramsPlace Published
City
Washington, DC, New YorkDate Published
1991ISBN
0810931125Notes
Length: 318General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Director's foreword -- Part one. Appreciating outer-island art -- The Indonesian archipelago and its art -- Traditional Indonesian aesthetics and design -- Purposes and functions of art in the outer Islands -- Outer-island art and artists today -- Part two. Outer-island art : a catalogue -- I. Prehistory -- II. Nias -- III. Batak -- IV. Lampung -- V. Dayak -- VI. Sulawesi -- VII. Lesser Sunda Islands -- VIII. Southeast Moluccas -- IX. North coast of Irian Jaya -- X. Courts of the outer islands.