The Art of Lesser Sundas (HardCover Book)

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Presenting over 140 previously unseen traditional artifacts from the Lesser Sunda islands of the Indonesian archipelago, which extend from Bali in the west to Tanimbar in the east, The Art of the Lesser Sundas is the first book devoted exclusively to the art of these islands and their remarkable history. Tracing their beginnings back several thousand years to the arrival of the first Austronesian immigrants and their encounters with the indigenous Melanesian populations of the islands, the author explains how the origins of this art predate man's conquest of the Pacific, presenting a persuasive call for a new understanding and appreciation of these little-known objects.