ART of Indonesia's Outer Island-Beyond the Java Sea Paul Michael Taylor and Lorraine V. Aragon [Near Fine] [Hardcover]

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Quoting from the flap of the dust jacket: “Beyond the Java Sea” accompanies the first major exhibition of art masterpieces by the peoples of Indonesia’s outer islands…more than 200 works including intricate textiles-warrior’s costumes-ancestor images-shaman’s ritual paraphernalia-altars-amulets and dazzling gold jewelry from royal courts…The first comprehensive examination of outer-island art surveys the cultures of the archipelago from Nias in the far west to Irian Jaya in the east offering a new interpretation of Indonesian aesthetics ad design. The lucid text is richly illustrated with maps-drawings and more than 400 reproductions including more than 180 full-color plates as well as archival photographs that place the art in its ethnographic context.” Please find: “Beyond the Java Sea-Art of Indonesia’s Outer Island” by Paul Michael Taylor and Lorraine V. Aragon. This large hard cover book (9 x 11 ¾ inches 319 pages) was published by the Metropolitan Museum of Natural History in association with Harry N. Abrams both of New York dated 1991 and the First Edition. It is bound in black cloth boards with bold gilt titles on cover and spine and protected by a glossy pictorial dust jacket. Please see the photo of the Table of Contents for your further information. Condition: This book is in fine condition-suitable for gift giving. I cannot find any signs of wear and tear. It is pristine from the glossy dust jacket to the bright and colorful interior pages. This book is not ex-library or a remainder.