The Indonesian word "pusaka" refers to objects especially venerated and handed down generation to generation. This book presents highlights from Indonesia's National Museum's prehistoric, archaeological, and ethnographic collections. Accompanying the photographs are seven absorbing, authoritative essays exploring the importance of "pusaka" in traditional Indonesian societies.
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Pusaka: Art Of Indonesia,
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This review is from: Art of Indonesia: Pusaka from the Collections of the National Museum of the Republic of Indonesia (Hardcover)
"Pusaka," meaning a cultural or spiritual heritage, is a 1992 catalogue that showcases many of the best artifacts from Indonesia's National Museum in Jakarta. Currently (2007) out of print, it is fortunately still available, although at very high prices, from several of Amazon's resellers. I recommend the book, if you can find it at a more reasonable price, both for its excellent photographs and for its insightful essays. For a comparison with the most recent (2007) Museum catalogue, that is less expensive and equally recommended, see my review of: "Icons Of Art: The Collections Of The National Museum Of Indonesia."
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This review is from: Art of Indonesia: Pusaka from the Collections of the National Museum of the Republic of Indonesia (Hardcover)
This book is a must read and see for anyone interested in serious study of tribal or religious art and history. Both as an amateur or a scolar. The photos are archival quality and the text are allow you deep insight into the culture, history and beliefs
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