MAILING SPRING 2009
1 Anderson, Eric. et al.. IN THE SHAPE OF TRADITION. INDIGENOUS ART OF THE NORTHERN PHILIPPINES.
Circa. 416 pp.; ca. 750 illus., maps, biblio.. Leiden, 2009. Cloth. FORTHCOMING. Price approximately: (10373) EUR 98,00
¶ Monumental publication on the arts and cultures of the Northern Philippines. Dealing with the traditional cultures of the Isneg, Itneg, Kalinga, Gaddang, Bontoc, Kankanay, Ifugao, Ibaloy, Ilongot, and Negrito, the subject is treated in a broad sense, covering spectacular artistic achievements in order to establish an impression of range and a basis for comparison.
This publication is illustrated with c.500 mostly previously unpublished objects acquired by ethnographic museums all over the world. Tribal art dealers including Alain Schoffel, Alex Arthur, Thomas Murray, Rudi Kratochwill, Maria Closa, and Floy Quintos have also contributed by making their collections accessible. Several hundred historical black and white photographs have been added to the book by the author.
Important participating museums are: The National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden; Museo Nacional de Antropología, Madrid; Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago; Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle; Museum für Völkerkunde, Vienna; National Museum of the Philippines, Manilla; Museum für Völkerkunde Dresden; Musée du quai Branly, Paris and others.
Contributing authors are: Otto van den Muijzenberg, Roberto Maramba, David Baradas, Henry Beyer and Ramon E.J. Silvestre.
2 Duuren, David van; Mostert, Tristan. CURIOSITIES FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN. A REMARKABLE REDISCOVERY IN THE TROPENMUSEUM, AMSTERDAM: THIRTEEN ETHNOGRAPHIC OBJECTS FROM THE BRUNY D'ENTRECASTEAUX EXPEDITION. (1791-1794).
72 pp.; 52 illus., 32 in colour, map, biblio.. Leiden, 2007. Cloth. (9692) EUR 25,00
¶ The objects, eleven clubs, a spear and a food pounder deserve more attention than they have received until now. They were acquired by the French expedition on several Melanesian and Polynesian islands in 1792 and 1793, some thirteen years after the English explorer James Cook's third and final voyage. They therefore number among the oldest Oceanic collections found in ethnographic museums in the West. The authors have been able to trace, in great detail, the history of acquistion of these, and related, important and interesting objects now stored in Dutch and French ethnographic institutions.
3 Groneman, Isaäc.; Duuren, David van. (introduction and preface). THE JAVANESE KRIS.
288 pp.; 43 b/w line drawings, 32 b/w illus. of kris as published in the original text, enhanced with 269 illus. of Javanese kris and krishafts from the collections of the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam, the Worldmuseum in Rotterdam and several private collections. Leiden, 2009. Cloth. Standard work. (9243) EUR 75,00
¶ English translation of Dr. I. Groneman's articles published as 'Der Kris der Javaner' in German (1910-1913) in the Internationales Archiv für Ethnographie (IAE 19 & 21). An epoch-making early study of the Javanese kris, in which Groneman reports on his sessions with the empu Karja di Krama to the international forum of ethnologists. Not only does it survey, step by step, the creation of five krisses using 'proto pamors' but it also deals with the smithy and all the individual tools used. Groneman furthermore describes in great detail the experiments which, with the purpose of reviving the art of Javanese weapon forging, took place on his initiative with new pamor materials such as lumps of Chinese nickel and slices of German Krupp nickel. An allround history of the kris, as recorded by the Javanese themselves in chronicle or manuscripts, and an extensive alphabetical list of Javanese kris-related terms are included.
4 Heppell, Michael; Limbang anak Melaka; Enyan anak Usen. IBAN ART. SEXUAL SELECTION AND SEVERED HEADS. WEAVING, SCULPTURE, TATTOOING, AND OTHER ART FORMS OF THE IBAN OF BORNEO.
182 pp.; 223 colour illus. of Iban objects, field photographs throughout, maps, index, biblio.. Leiden, 2005. Cloth. (8752) EUR 50,00
¶ Reference work on the Ibanic peoples from Borneo covering all art forms such as weaving, wooden statuary, tattoo designs, plaiting, pottery, carving bone into sword hilts, iron into swords, and brass into jewelry. This publication is especially strong on textiles, masks, weapons and wood carvings. Most objects originate from high status Sarawakian families and have not been published before. The Iban pose an answer to the question about the origins of art. They use art to choose their mate or spouse. A good artist demonstrates intelligent genes and a partner wants to ensure that such genes are passed on to his or her children. For the Iban, therefore, art is the ultimate IQ test. In addition to explaining the various Iban art forms, this study demonstrates this tradition through extensive reference to Iban poetry - itself an important art form.
5 Jasper, J.E. & Mas Pirngadie. DE INLANDSCHE KUNSTNIJVERHEID IN NEDERLANDSCH INDIË VOL. 5 - DE BEWERKING VAN NIET-EDELE METALEN (KOPERBEWERKINGEN EN PAMORSMEEDKUNST).
279 pp.; 28 colour plates, 347 b/w illus.. Text: Dutch. Facsimilé of the 1930 edition. Leiden, 2009. Cloth. Standard work. (10449) EUR 90,00
¶ The size of this publication has been slightly trimmed to 21 x 30 cm. Volume 5 of this epoch-making series on the kris and copperwork from Indonesia has become available in September 2009.
6 Jonge, Nico de; Dijk, Toos van. TANIMBAR. DE UNIEKE MOLUKKEN - FOTO'S VAN PETRUS DRABBE/THE UNIQUE MOLUCCAN PHOTOGRAPHS OF PETRUS DRABBE/DIE EINZIGARTIGEN MOLUKKEN-FOTOS VON PETRUS DRABBE.
72 pp.; 61 b/w plates. Text: Dutch, English & German. Amsterdam, 1995. Pbk. (1264) EUR 15,00
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7 Schmidt, A.M.; Westerdijk, P. THE CUTTING EDGE. WEST CENTRAL AFRICAN 19TH CENTURY THROWING KNIVES IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY - LEIDEN.
112 pp.; 83 throwing knives illustrated in colour, 12 b/w 19th century field photographs, drawings, map, biblio.. Exh. cat. National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden, 2006. Cloth. (9648) EUR 30,00
¶ This publication describes and shows one of the oldest collections of African throwing knives from West Central Africa. (Congo).
The catalogue offers an insight into the diversity of the collection and its fascinating early history.
8 Zonneveld, Albert G. van. TRADITIONAL WEAPONS OF THE INDONESIAN ARCHIPELAGO.
160 pp.; c.650 illus., indices, drawings, maps, hundreds of cross-references throughout, biblio.. Text: English. Leiden, 2001. Cloth. (6699) EUR 60,00
¶ Reference work on Indonesian edged weapons (andar, badek, balato, baluse, barong, bayu, buko, golok, jimpul, kalasan, kampilan, keris/kris, kudi, ladieng, mandau, niabor, palitai, pandat, parang, pedang, sewar, sumpitan, tumbok lada, wedung, etc). In addition, shields, spears, war hats and war dresses are illustrated and described. The unicity of this book is that an edged weapon can be determined by the shape of its blade using a scheme and without knowing its Indonesian name. The illustrated pieces have been drawn from the National Museum of Ethnology at Leiden (the Netherlands) as well as from several private collections. Among them some 65 keris and keris hilts in part collected during the 19th century and now regarded as masterpieces held at the above-mentioned museum.
