May 1979
VOLUME 10 - NUMBER 5
Sarawak Dayak Art
Hangchow Passage
Caves of Yunkang
Blue Hills of Kweilin
Burma’s Spirit Dance
Cover. A detail of a woven scarf made by the Iban tribe of Sarawak. Of cotton material, it features the spirit pattern or buah antu. The scarf plays an important part in the life of the tribe. It is worn around the waist during ceremonies; wrapped around offerings at death rites or round a whetstone before it is used in ceremonies connected with the clearing of new ground for planting. The arts and crafts of the tribes in Sarawak are exhibited at the Kuching Museum.
FEATURES
John Rich III. Peking Foxtrot
Saul Lockhart. Hard Cash Isles of Yap
Amando Doronila. Australia: Searching for an Identity
Lesley Nelson. Hangchow
Water Poon. Yun Gang’s Giant Buddhas
Steve Vidler. City of Green Lakes and Blue Hills
Nigel Cameron. Tribal Art of Sarawak
Sharon Ziesnitz. Of Combs, Hair-needles and Butterflies
Peter Day. Spirit Dancers of Pegu
Linda O. Miraflor. Widayat’s Dekora-Magis
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Asian Antique Fair
Book Review: Some Chinese Cities by Nigel Cameron
VOLUME 10 - NUMBER 5
Sarawak Dayak Art
Hangchow Passage
Caves of Yunkang
Blue Hills of Kweilin
Burma’s Spirit Dance
Cover. A detail of a woven scarf made by the Iban tribe of Sarawak. Of cotton material, it features the spirit pattern or buah antu. The scarf plays an important part in the life of the tribe. It is worn around the waist during ceremonies; wrapped around offerings at death rites or round a whetstone before it is used in ceremonies connected with the clearing of new ground for planting. The arts and crafts of the tribes in Sarawak are exhibited at the Kuching Museum.
FEATURES
John Rich III. Peking Foxtrot
Saul Lockhart. Hard Cash Isles of Yap
Amando Doronila. Australia: Searching for an Identity
Lesley Nelson. Hangchow
Water Poon. Yun Gang’s Giant Buddhas
Steve Vidler. City of Green Lakes and Blue Hills
Nigel Cameron. Tribal Art of Sarawak
Sharon Ziesnitz. Of Combs, Hair-needles and Butterflies
Peter Day. Spirit Dancers of Pegu
Linda O. Miraflor. Widayat’s Dekora-Magis
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Asian Antique Fair
Book Review: Some Chinese Cities by Nigel Cameron
VOLUME 10 - NUMBER 5
Sarawak Dayak Art
Hangchow Passage
Caves of Yunkang
Blue Hills of Kweilin
Burma’s Spirit Dance
Cover. A detail of a woven scarf made by the Iban tribe of Sarawak. Of cotton material, it features the spirit pattern or buah antu. The scarf plays an important part in the life of the tribe. It is worn around the waist during ceremonies; wrapped around offerings at death rites or round a whetstone before it is used in ceremonies connected with the clearing of new ground for planting. The arts and crafts of the tribes in Sarawak are exhibited at the Kuching Museum.
FEATURES
John Rich III. Peking Foxtrot
Saul Lockhart. Hard Cash Isles of Yap
Amando Doronila. Australia: Searching for an Identity
Lesley Nelson. Hangchow
Water Poon. Yun Gang’s Giant Buddhas
Steve Vidler. City of Green Lakes and Blue Hills
Nigel Cameron. Tribal Art of Sarawak
Sharon Ziesnitz. Of Combs, Hair-needles and Butterflies
Peter Day. Spirit Dancers of Pegu
Linda O. Miraflor. Widayat’s Dekora-Magis
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Asian Antique Fair
Book Review: Some Chinese Cities by Nigel Cameron