30 June 2017
The island of Bali is in Indonesia. While it can be described as an island paradise featuring extraordinary natural vistas and scenes of great beauty on both a grand and intimate scale, it is also home to one of the most complex and engaging cultures in the world. While the rest of Indonesia is Islamic, Bali is Hindu. However, Hinduism as practiced on Bali is endemic to the island alone. It is ...
23 June 2017
在库巴王国，男人和女人并排工作，创建了高度象征性的布，仅在全球范围内称为库巴布。布是用拉菲亚棕榈树的叶子制成的，这是世界上叶子最长的植物。从叶到纺织品的转换易于理解，但难以执行。丢弃的叶子被收集，干燥，软化，染料...
16 June 2017
托拉哈（Toraja）是一个生活在印度尼西亚南苏拉威西高地的部落族群。他们居住的区域被称为塔娜·托拉哈（Tana Toraja），该区域翻译为“托拉哈（Toraja）的土地”。在20世纪之前，大多数托拉哈人都居住在独立村庄中。绝大多数人实践了万物有灵，对居住在自然物体和现象中的个人灵魂的信念。在eff ...
09 June 2017
As one of the most important officials of the royal court, the Okyeame holds a special form of court regalia when he speaks. Known formally as an Okyeame Poma, the more common name is simply a "linguist’s staff." It is a carved work of art with a detachable finial. Some might say it is the equivalent of a king’s scepter. While the development of the staff was directly influence...
02 June 2017
In tracing the threads of provenance innumerable stumbling blocks are constantly encountered with Chinese furniture. For example, furniture makers typically did not sign their creations. The western idea to immortalize the maker was foreign to Chinese culture, and craftsmen were typically not elevated to notable status. If anyone had their name affixed to a piece of furniture it was likely to b...