a system of ethnically distinct customs
Though rectangular in form
please have a look at the large-size pictures
called baju panjang
material witnesses of an ancestor cult that permeates many phases of Indonesian culture from the earliest times to the present
Malay Silver and Gold: Courtly Splendour from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and Thailand Art deco a system of ethnically distinctThis beautifully illustrated book is the most comprehensive book ever published on the silver and gold ware of the Malay people of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, southern Thailand and Brunei. Hundreds of photographs of previously unpublished items, and meticulous research, are used to tell not just the story of Malay gold and silver, but that of the Malay people, with reference to their princely regalia, banqueting items, betel sets, jewellery and