Maxwell, Robyn J. <br/><br/>
Life, death & magic :  2000 years of Southeast Asian ancestral art / 
 Life, death and magic 
Robyn Maxwell. 
 - Canberra :  Seattle, WA :  National Gallery of Australia ;  Distributed in the United States by University of Washington Press,  ©2010. 
 - 256 pages :  illustrations (chiefly color) ;  30 cm 
<br/><br/> "Published in conjunction with the National Gallery of Australia's exhibition Life, Death & Magic : 2000 Years of Southeast Asian Ancestral Art, Canberra 13 August-31 October 2010"--Colophon. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> For thousands of years across mainland and island Southeast Asia, the deification of significant ancestors and the veneration of spirits of nature has formed the basis of traditional beliefs. These beliefs are in turn the impetus for the creation of splendid and extraordinary works of art in fiber, stone, metal, wood, and clay--made to protect and give pleasure to the living, to honor the ancestors, and to secure safe passage for the human soul between this world and the afterlife. Life, Death and Magic provides an evocative overview of Southeast Asia's ancestral arts and culture, from prehistoric times to the twenty-first century. Beautifully designed, it is illustrated with works of art from countries and regions including Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan, East Timor, Brunei, Thailand, Cambodia, and southern China, drawn from museums around the world.<br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780642334121 0642334129 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> GPO Box 1150 Canberra ACT 2601 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015519133 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB0C2177  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015668870  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>Geschichte. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Art, Southeast Asian--Exhibitions.<br/>Symbolism in art-- textiles<br/>Manners and customs.<br/>Ancestors house<br/>Death and funerals
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Southeast Asia--Social life and customs
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Ausstellung--Canberra--2010.<br/>Exhibition catalogs.<br/>Exhibition catalogs.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>N7311  / .M39 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>709.59 MAX  / 13951