De Inlandsche Kunstnijverheid in Nederlands Indie - Deel V

Sidestone Press is currently working on the publication of facsimile-editions of the series De inlandsche kunstnijverheid in Nederlandsch Indie by J.E. Jasper and M. Pirngadie. This 5-book series describes the material culture of the former Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) and was first published between 1912 and 1930. Part V is the first volume to be republished and deals with metalworking. It deals both with domestic objects such as metal bowls, as well as the more special items such as statues and weapons. The book is richly illustrated, partly in colour. Reprinted by Sidestone Press Original copies of all five books, provided by the Dutch National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, are scanned and digitally edited. Of course the drawings by Mas Pirngadi are reproduced in colour. The other volumes 4, 3, 2, and 1 will be published with a few months interval. Volume 1 will contain an elaborate introduction about the authors and the series De inlandsche kunstnijverheid in Nederlandsch Indie, written by dr. H.I.R. Hinzler. Text in Dutch.