Power and gold : jewelry from Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines

Book

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Name/Title

Power and gold : jewelry from Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines

Entry/Object ID

GT2250.M87 1985

Context

An exhibition organized by the Barbier-Müller Museum, the Asia Society, and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Toby Volkman, Charles Zerner

Notes

Gift of Toby Volkman and Charles Zerner, March 2026.

Lexicon

Search Terms

costume--indonesia--exhibitions, costume--malaysia--exhibitions, costume--philippines--exhibitions, jewelry--indonesia--exhibitions, jewelry--malaysia--exhibitions, jewelry--philippines--exhibitions

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Exhibition catalog

Book Details

Author

Musée barbier-mueller, Susan Rodgers, Pierre-Alain Ferrazzini, Asia Society, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and Office of Folklife Programs

Publisher

Musée barbier-mueller

Place Published

City

Geneva

Date Published

1985

ISBN

2881040098

Notes

Length: 369 pages

General Notes

Note Type

Contents

Note

Part I. Jewelry in Island Southeast Asia -- 1. Ornaments and heirlooms beyond the old court societies -- 2. The peoples and arts of island Southeast Asia -- 3. Looking at jewelry -- 4. Jewelry and social position -- 5. Jewelry and exchange -- 6. Jewelry and the supernatual -- 7. Jewelry in contemporary island Southeast Asia -- Part II. Ethnic groups -- Nias -- North Sumatra; Toba and Karo Batak -- Kalimantan and Sarawak: Dayak -- Central Sulawesi -- Flores -- Sumba -- Timor -- Moluccas: Tanimbar -- Northern Luzon, Philippines.