This book presents a personal collection of ancestor sculpture and
protective deities, following the ancient migratory and trade
routes of the Austronesian, Southeast Asian Bronze Age, and
Hindu-Buddhist peoples. The author, Thomas Murray, has spent a
lifetime studying this art through his endeavours as a peripatetic
dealer, collector, and field researcher. The objects illustrated
come from a swath of widely varied cultures from Nepal eastward to
Hawaii, with the overwhelming majority from Indonesia and Southeast
Asia. Murray's eye is highly informed and based on an unusually
large sampling of objects to which his experience and research have
exposed him. The artworks documented represent some of the top
examples he has acquired and retained over the course of a long
career. They are characterised by sculptural balance and a harmony
of line, as well as a rare quality of expressiveness. Each ranks
high in terms of aesthetics and desirability within its own
particular style as perceived by the art market and by other
western aficionados.
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