Plaited Arts from the Borneo Rainforest
Author: Bernard Sellato
Publisher: The Lontar Foundation 2012
Pages: Hardcover

Usually grand publishing projects on Indonesian ethnic arts focus on artifacts and statuary made from the 'noble materials' like bronze, stone, jewelry and hardwood, and do not concern themselves with perishable implements, which conjure up a slightly disparaging perception among art collectors, auctioneers and museum curators who are