The making of Asmat art : indigenous art in a world perspective /
by Nick Stanley.
- xiv, 249 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-232) and index.
Introduction -- The historical appearance of Asmat -- Asmat engagement with the Dutch colonial world, 1949-62 -- Museum scholars and collectors -- Anthropological missionaries and the Indonesian state -- Making carving work -- The Asmat museum of culture and progress -- Consolidating new art forms -- Visual adventures -- Dazzling the anthropologists. Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Chapter 4. Chapter 5. Chapter 6. Chapter 7. Chapter 8. Conclusion