Gold, Silver & Brass: Jewellery of the Batak in Sumatra, Indonesia - Hardcover

Sibeth, Achim

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9788874396269: Gold, Silver & Brass: Jewellery of the Batak in Sumatra, Indonesia
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 8874396260 ISBN 13: 9788874396269
Publisher: Five Continents Editions, 2019

Synopsis

The first book to examine the rich jewelry traditions of the Batak people in Indonesia is a gorgeous tribute to a vanishing way of life. 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 of 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. Today, the Batak wear traditional jewelry only for celebrations like weddings, and these stunning works are rapidly disappearing, being melted down or sold.

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About the Author

Achim Sibeth is a former curator of the Southeast Asian collection at the Museum of World Cultures in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Since April 2010, he has been the curator and chief editor of the Mandala Foundation in Singapore.

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Publisher
Five Continents Editions
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
8874396260
ISBN 13 
9788874396269
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
192
Rating
  • 4.25 out of 5 stars
    8 ratings by Goodreads