Banua Toraja: Changing Patterns in Architecture and Symbolism Among the Sa'Dan Toraja, Sulawesi-Indonesia

Jowa Imre Kis-Jovak (Author), Hetty Nooy-Palm (Author), Reimar Schefold (Author), Ursula Schulz-Dornburg (Author)

ISBN 10: 9068322079 / ISBN 13: 9789068322071

Published by Royal Tropical Institute, The Netherlands, 1988

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135 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 30 cm.
Contents:
Building forms and symbolism : an introduction / Reimar Schefold
The world of the Toraja / Hetty Nooy-Palm
District, village and home / Hetty Nooy-Palm
The house as a microcosm / Hetty Nooy-Palm
From rice ang gold to the house without smoke / Hetty Nooy-Palm
From ancestral seat to monument : the involution of a model / Reimar Schefold
Survey of architectural forms / Jowa Imre Kis-Jovak
Epilogue / Reimar Schefold
Appendix / Jowa Imre Kis-Jovak.

Seller Inventory # ldp109

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Banua Toraja: Changing Patterns in Architecture and Symbolism Among the Sa'Dan Toraja, Sulawesi-Indonesia
• Publisher: Royal Tropical Institute, The Netherlands
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9068322079
• ISBN 13: 9789068322071
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine
• Dimensions: 28.58W x 28.58H x 1.27D centimeters 28.58 centimeters width by 28.58 centimeters height by 1.27 centimeters depth
• Weight: 861.826 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Southeast Asia
  • Architecture
  • Anthropology

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Synopsis

Features a unique and impressive series of photographs which record regional variations in architectural details, details of ornamentation and construction and various ceremonies in and around the house. The book also provides scientific background information about the culture and history of the Toraja and the significance of architecture in their daily life. Of special interest due to the combination of scientific disciplines, supported by excellent pictures.