Kris hilts
Subtitle: masterpieces of South-East Asian art
By: Vanna Ghiringhelli ; photographs by Mauro Magliani and Barbara Piovan
Contributors: Magliani, Mauro; Piovan, Barbara
Publisher: 5 Continents; Distributed in the US by Harry N. Abrams
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Milan; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9788874395859
Subjects: Sword hilts; Malay Daggers; Pictorial works
Other titles: Masterpieces of South-East Asian art
Description: "The kris--defined by UNESCO as a 'Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity'--is the weapon of South-East Asia par excellence and representative of a people's culture and soul. This book takes us into the unknown world of the hilts of the traditional weapon of Indonesia and Malaysia, which embody a bridge between the Visible and Invisible worlds. They are art objects that represent abstract, human divine, and demoniac figures. Masterpieces of sculpture and engraving by the archipelago's master-craftsmen, here they are presented in all their splendour."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: "The kris--defined by UNESCO as a 'Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity'--is the weapon of South-East Asia par excellence and representative of a people's culture and soul.  This book takes us into the unknown world of the hilts of the traditional weapon of Indonesia and Malaysia, which embody a bridge between the Visible and Invisible worlds.  They are art objects that represent abstract, human, divine, and demoniac figures. Masterpieces of sculpture and engraving by the archipelago's master-craftsmen, here they are presented in all their splendour." --P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-157).