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ARTS PRIMITIFS DE L'ASIE DU SUD-EST (ASSAM, SUMATRA, BORNEO, PHILIPPINES) - COLLECTION ALAIN SCHOFFEL
Schoffel, Alain. Meudon, FRANCE: Alain et Francoise Chaffin, Editeurs, 1981. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. 216pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in English and French. With a glossary and bibliography. This is the important survey of artworks and material culture created by the peoples of South East Asia - including New Guinea, Borneo, Assam, Indonesia, and The Philippines - as drawn from the extraordinary holdings of French collector Alain Schoffel. It features primarily wood carvings and metalwork from tribal sources such as the Naga, Batak, Nias, Maluku, Korwar, Asmat, Dayak, and Ifugao. A most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon reference in the publisher's clear acetate dustwrapper, as issued. Inventory Number: 024168