Sarawak Crafts: Methods, Materials, and Motifs (Images of Asia)

Munan, Heidi

ISBN 10: 0195888995 / ISBN 13: 9780195888997

Published by Oxford University Press, Singapore, 1989

About this Item

xiii, 92 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 20 cm. Summary:This volume describes the artistic skills of the Sarawak people of Borneo, and the way in which their crafts - carving, metalwork, plaiting and basketry, beadwork and weaving - reflect their environment and beliefs.

Seller Inventory # 13mc701

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sarawak Crafts: Methods, Materials, and Motifs (Images of Asia)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Singapore
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195888995
• ISBN 13: 9780195888997
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art
  • Southeast Asia

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Synopsis

The carving, metalwork, plaiting and basketry, beadwork and weaving of the Borneo people of Sarawak reflect their environment, beliefs, and their simple way of life. Although market demands and the availability of materials are bringing about many changes, the skill and artistry of the indigenous people of Sarawak remain. ABOUT THE AUTHOR... Heidi Munan has lived in Kuching and written about Borneo culture for over 30 years.

About the Author

Lived in Kuchang and wrote about Borneo culture for over thirty years