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Reference List - Books and Magazines 

China, Japan, and East Asia
India and the Himalayans
Southeast Asian-General
Indonesia and Borneo

Nagaland
The Philippines
Formosa/Taiwan
Oceania-General

Resources and Book Dealers

 

China, Japan, and East Asia:
  • "Shang Ritual Bronzes, in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections". Robert W. Bagley, 1987.
  • "Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes, from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections". Jessica Rawson, 1990.
  • "Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes, from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections". Jenny So, 1995.
  • "Ancient Bronzes of the Eastern Steppes, from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections". Emma C. Bunker, 1997.
  • "Early Wares: Prehistoric to Tenth Century (A Survey of Chinese Ceramics)". Liu Liang-yu, 1991.
  • "The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology". Xiaoneng Yang, 1999.
  • "Mysteries of Ancient China, New Discoveries from the Early Dynasties". Jessica Rawson, 1996.
  • "A Journey Into China’s Antiquity" Volumes I-IV. National Museum of Chinese History, 1997.
  • "The Chinese Bronzes of Yunnan". Jessica Rawson, 1983.
  • "Ukiyo-E, 250 Years of Japanese Art". Roni Neuer & Herbert Libertson, 1979.

India and the Himalayans:         Top

  • "The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs". Robert Beer, 1999.
  • "Masks of the Himalayas". Liza Bradley & Eric Chazot, 1990.
  • "Ikat Textiles of India". Chelna Desai, 1987.

Southeast Asian-General:         Top

  • "Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia". Helen Ibbitson Jessup & Thierry Zephir, 1997.
  • "Islands and Ancestors, Indigenous Styles of Southeast Asia". Jean Paul Barbier & Douglas Newton, 1988.
  • "Power and Gold, Jewelry from Indonesia, Malaysia, and The Philippines". Susan Rodgers, 1985.
  • "The Jewelry of Southeast Asia". Anne Richter, 2000.
  • "Shields: Africa, Southeast Asia, and Oceania". Jean Paul Barbier, et al, 2000.
  • "The Bronze Age of Southeast Asia". Charles Higham, 1996.
  • "Textiles of Southeast Asia, Tradition, Trade, and Transformation". (revised edition). Robyn Maxwell, 2003.
  • "Through the Thread of Time, Southeast Asian Textiles". Jane Puranananda, 2004.
  • "Tribal Asia, Ceremonies, Rituals and Dress". Robert Schmid and Fritz Trupp, 2004.

Indonesia and Borneo:         Top

  • "Sari to Sarong: Five Hundred Years of Indian and Indonesian Textile Exchange". Robyn Maxwell, 2003.
  • "Hornbill and Dragon". Bernard Sellato, 1989.
  • "The Eloquent Dead". Jerome Feldman, 1985.
  • "Indonesian Primitive Art" (Dallas Art Museum). Jean Paul Barbier, 1984.
  • "Beyond the Java Seas" (Smithsonian Institution). Paul Michael Taylor & Lorriane V. Aragon, 1991.
  • "Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago". Albert G. van Zonneveld, 2001.
  • "Borneo and Beyond". Michael Heppell & Robyn Maxwell, 1990.
  • "A Journey Among the Peoples of Central Borneo in Word and Picture". H.F. Tillema (Translated by Victor T. King), 1989.
  • "Indonesian Art, Treasures of the National Museum". Various authors, 1998.
  • "Splendid Symbols, Textiles and Tradition in Indonesia". Mattiebelle Gittinger, 1979.
  • "Indonesian Primitive Art". Irwin Hersey, 1991.
  • "People of the Weeping Forest: Tradition and Change in Borneo". Jan B. Ave & Victor T. King, 1986.
  • "Cultural Heritage of Sarawak". Lucas Chin, 1980.
  • "Iban Baskets". Jean-Francois Blehaut, 1998.
  • "The Traditional Architecture of Indonesia". Barry Dawson & John Gillow,
  • 1994.
  • "Messages in Stone…". Jean Paul Barbier, et al, 1998.
  • "Masks of Kalimantan". Michael Heppell, 1992.
  • "Arc of the Ancestors, Indonesian Art from the Jerome L. Joss Collection at UCLA". Jerome Feldman, 1994.
  • "Arts of Asia Magazine, September-October 1980" (Indonesian Issue). Various authors, 1980.
  • "The Batak, Peoples of the Island of Sumatra". Achim Sibeth, 1991.
  • "Nias Tribal Treasures". Danielle Lokin, et al, 1990.
  • "Banua Toraja". Jowa Imre Kis-Jovak, et al, 1988.
  • "The Court Arts of Indonesia". Helen Ibbitson Jessup, 1990.
  • "Forgotten Islands of Indonesia". Nico de Jonge & Toos van Dijk, 1995.
  • "Walk in Splendor, Ceremonial Dress and the Minangkabau". Anne and John Summerfield, 1999.
  • "Balinese Textiles". Brigitta Hauser-Schaublin, et al, 1991.
  • "Gift of the Cotton Maiden, Textiles of Flores and Salor Islands". Roy W. Hamilton, 1994.
  • "The Woman’s Warpath, Iban Ritual Fabrics from Borneo". Traude Gavin, 1996.
  • "Pua, Iban Weavings of Sarawak". Edric Ong, 1996.
  • "Decorative Arts of Sumba". Jill Forshee, et al, 1999
  • Elemental Art of the Indonesian Archipelago". Selections from the Collection of the Mingei International Museum (San Diego), 2005.

Nagaland, Tribal Burma (Myanmar) and India:         Top

  • "The Hidden World of the Naga". A. Stirn & P. van Ham, 2003.
  • "Nagaland", by Verrier Elwin, 1961.
  • "The Seven Sisters of India", by A. Stirn & P. van Ham, 2000.
  • "The Ao Naga Tribe of Assam", by W. C. Smith, 1925.
  • "The Nagas, Hill Peoples of Northeast India". Julian Jacobs, 1990.
  • "The Angami Nagas". J. H. Hutton, 1921.
  • "Naga Art". Milada Canguli, 1984.
  • "The Konyak Nagas, An Indian Frontier Tribe". Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf, 1969.
  • "Art of Nagaland". Jean Paul Barbier, 1985.
  • The Naga of Burma, Their Festivals, Customs and Way of Life". J. D. Saul, 2005.
  • "The Land of the Nagas". Aditya Arya & Vibha Joshi, 2004.
  • "Mantles of Merit, Chin Textiles from Myanmar, India, and Bangladesh". David W. & Barbara G. Frazer, 2005.
  • "Textiles from Burma". Elizabeth Dell & Sandra Dudley, 2003.
  • "Textiles of the Highland Peoples of Burma. Volume I: The Naga, Chin, Jingpho, and Other Baric-speaking Groups". Michael C. Howard, 2005.

The Philippines:         Top

  • "Land of the Morning, Treasures of the Philippines". David Baradas, 1995.
  • "Fabric Treasures of the Philippines". Donald Rubinstein, 1989.
  • "Sinaunang Habi, Philippine Ancestral Weave". Marian Pastor-Roces, 1991/2000
  • "The People and Art of the Philippines". Gabriel Casal, et al, 1981.
  • "From the Rainbow’s Varied Hue, Textiles of the Southern Philippines". Roy W. Hamilton, et al, 1998.
  • "The Last Filipino Headhunters". David Howard, 2001.

Formosa/Taiwan:         Top

  • "Material Culture of the Formosan Aborigines". Chen Chi-Lu, 1968.
  • "Formosan Primitive Art, Masterworks for the Museum Collection". Chen Chi-Lu, 1978.
  • "Culture of Clothing Among Taiwan Aborigines: Tradition-Meaning-Images". Saalih Lee, 1998.
  • "Aboriginal Arts in Taiwan, The Collection of Chen Cheng-Ching". (Two volume set) 1997.
  • "The Exquisite Heritage, The Culture and Arts of Taiwan Aborigines". Various authors.
  • "The Beauty of Taiwanese Aboriginal Clothing". National Museum of History, Taipei, 2001.
  • "Taiwan’s Aboriginal Peoples". Council for Cultural Affairs, Taipei, 2002.

Oceania-General:         Top

  • "Oceanic Art" Volumes 1 & 2. Anthony JP Meyer, 1995.
  • "Oceanic Art". Adrienne L. Kaeppler, et al, 1997.
  • "Island Ancestors, Oceanic Art from the Masco Collection". Allen Wardwell, 1994.
  • "Art of Northwest New Guinea". Suzanne Greub, 1992.
  • "Hawaiian Sculpture". J. Halley Cox & William H. Davenport, 1974.

Resources and Book Dealers:         Top

CMG Books & Art
156 Davenport Rd.
Toronto, Canada M5R 1J2
(416) 921-5870, fax: (416) 921-6296
cmgbooks@total.netwww.cmgbooksandart.com

Ethnographic Arts Publications
1040 Erica Rd.
Mill Valley, CA 94941
(415) 383-2998, 332-1646, fax: (415) 388-8708
eap@tribalartbooks.com
www.tribalartbooks.com

Paragon Book Gallery, Inc.
1507 South Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605
(800) 55-BOOKS, (312) 663-5155, fax: (312) 663-5177
paragon@paragonbook.com
www.paragonbook.com

 

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