Indonesian Folk Motifs (Clip Art (Dover)) [Paperback]

Peter Linenthal (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 27, 1998 | Series: Clip Art (Dover)

Over 200 illustrations provide a stunning display of attractive, highly stylized motifs adapted from authentic jewelry, textiles, pottery, masks, and other folk art sources. Includes handsome batiks of florals, clouds, and birds; language glyphs, Javanese shadow puppet with ornate filigree, lavishly embroidered skirt from Sumatra, and much more. Inexpensive royalty-free designs for artists and craftspeople and a fascinating glimpse of Indonesian culture for devotees of Far Eastern art.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (January 27, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486400409
• ISBN-13: 978-0486400402
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,930,085 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Peter Linenthal has taught art in elementary schools for almost thirty years. He lives in San Francisco, California.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very instructive with short description, February 28, 2000

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This review is from: Indonesian Folk Motifs (Clip Art (Dover)) (Paperback)

Over 200 authentic motifs from Java, Bali, Irian Jaya, and etc., including Batik, Ikat, Wayang Kulit (shadow puppet), Topeng (masks) designs. Illustrations are all black and white, copyright-free. Each motif has a short description, such as "Rakshasa head gold earring motif, Java, 13th- 16th centuries." Usually this descriptions are quite short, just tells you where or what, still it's informative enough to show you the name of familiar motifs.