A walk through the Tillmann collection at the Tropenmuseum, bringing to life the spectacular beauty of Indonesian art, particularly in textiles. The guide describes the collection, provides a sketch of Tillmann's life , reproduces one of his publications translated from the Dutch, and presents the textiles, sculptures, weaponry, religious objects and artifacts which he collected in spectacular color and black and white photographs. Includes an inventory with notes on the collection items. Lacks an index. Distributed by U. of Washington Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Language
English
Pages
127
Format
Paperback
Release
September 01, 1996
ISBN 13
9789068322613
A Passion for Indonesian Art: The Georg Tillmann Collection at the Tropenmuseum Amsterdam
A walk through the Tillmann collection at the Tropenmuseum, bringing to life the spectacular beauty of Indonesian art, particularly in textiles. The guide describes the collection, provides a sketch of Tillmann's life , reproduces one of his publications translated from the Dutch, and presents the textiles, sculptures, weaponry, religious objects and artifacts which he collected in spectacular color and black and white photographs. Includes an inventory with notes on the collection items. Lacks an index. Distributed by U. of Washington Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.