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Eclectic Collecting
Alexandra Green
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Description for Eclectic Collecting
Hardcover. Examines the production and use of textiles by the Karenic, Chin, Kachin, Lahu, Tai, and Wa minority groups, as well as ethnic Burmans, within the context of their histories and cultures. This book also features lacquerware and Buddha images, including a discussion of the distinctive techniques used by lacquer producers in Burma. Editor(s): Green, Alexandra. Num Pages: 256 pages, 261 colour, 9 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; AC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 283 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1196.
The collection of Burmese art housed at the Denison Museum in Granville, Ohio, USA, includes more than 1,500 objects dating from the late first millennium AD through the twentieth century. While particularly strong on textiles originating with minority groups in Burma, it also showcases Buddha images, lacquer objects, works on paper, manuscripts, wood carvings, and pieces made from bronze, silver, and ivory. The core holdings were acquired by Baptist missionaries, United States government employees, diplomats, and others living in Burma, and this material has been augmented by judicious purchases.""Eclectic Collecting"" is both a catalogue of the collection and a scholarly ... Read more
The collection of Burmese art housed at the Denison Museum in Granville, Ohio, USA, includes more than 1,500 objects dating from the late first millennium AD through the twentieth century. While particularly strong on textiles originating with minority groups in Burma, it also showcases Buddha images, lacquer objects, works on paper, manuscripts, wood carvings, and pieces made from bronze, silver, and ivory. The core holdings were acquired by Baptist missionaries, United States government employees, diplomats, and others living in Burma, and this material has been augmented by judicious purchases.""Eclectic Collecting"" is both a catalogue of the collection and a scholarly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
NUS Press Singapore
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789971694043
SKU
V9789971694043
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About Alexandra Green
Alexandra Green is Research Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong.
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