Title Life, death & magic : 2000 years of Southeast Asian ancestral art / Robyn Maxwell

Published Canberra : National Gallery of Australia, 2010

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Description 256 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm Contents Origins of Southeast Asian ancestral art -- The village and the ancestral house -- Fertile Southeast Asia -- Gendered Southeast Asia -- Power, wealth and magic -- Death and funerals -- Ancestors and altars Summary Provides an evocative overview of the region's ancestral arts and culture, from prehistoric times to the twenty first century. Prolifically illustrated with works of art drawn from museums around the world and the National Gallery of Australia's exceptional collection of Southeast Asian art Analysis Australian Notes Published in conjunction with the exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 13 Aug.-31 Oct. 2010 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-253) Notes National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2010 Subject Art, Southeast Asian -- Catalogs. Art, Southeast Asian -- Exhibitions. Art, Southeast Asian. Folk art -- Southeast Asia. Symbolism in art -- Exhibitions. Symbolism in art -- Southeast Asia -- Catalogs. Symbolism in art -- Southeast Asia -- Exhibitions. Symbolism in art -- Southeast Asia. Symbolism in art. SUBJECT Asia, Southeastern -- Antiquities http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001005465 -- Exhibitions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001275 Asia, Southeastern -- Civilization http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008628 -- Exhibitions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001275 Asia, Southeastern -- Social life and customs http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117018 -- Exhibitions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001275 Asia, Southeastern -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117018 Genre/Form Catalogs. Exhibition catalogs. Author National Gallery of Australia. LC no. 2015519133 ISBN 0642334129 (hbk.) 9780642334121 (hbk.)

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