This is a comprehensive account of the royal and museum collections of dazzling jewellery in Southeast Asia. Encompassing all the territory covered by the modern boundaries of Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand , Indonesia, and the Philippines, the author examines the way in which jewellery forms are related to belief systems, social organizations, political structures, trading contacts, and diverse techniques. The photographs of jewellery in this book include necklaces, buckles, pendants, belts, buttons, ear studs, hairpins, anklets, torques, bracelets, and other pieces.
- ISBN10 0500510083
- ISBN13 9780500510087
- Publish Date 15 September 2000
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 20 July 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 304
- Language English