Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Bead History : Beads In Indonesia (Part I)

All the information in adapted from a book with title Manik-Manik di Indonesia (Beads In Indonesia). This hardcover book was published in 1993. And it seem to be rare book. Cause we have browse in any book stores, wheter online or offline, we still can't find the book. We hope the author of the book doesn't mind if the contents of his book to be rewritten on this blog.


  • Hardcover: 164 pages
  • Publisher: Djambatan; Second edition (1993)
  • Authors : Sumarah Adhyatman & Redjeki Arifin
  • Language: Indonesia & English
  • ISBN-10: 9794281697
  • ISBN-13: 978-9794281697


Back Cover
Front parts of this book, such as page tittle or contents, we leave it in the jpeg format. So you need to click on the picture to see it more clearly. We suggest you to download the file, and then open the file using Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. You can adjust the picture to your needs easily.


Page Title

Copyright

Published date

Contents A

Contents B

Foreword A

Foreword B

Special Foreword A

Special Foreword B
We will continue Special Foreword C in here...


Untuk membantu memelihara catatan mengenai manik di Indonesia itulah, maka buku ini disusun dengan seksama. Manik tidak mungkin ditempatkan kembali dalam suasana lingkungannya yang dipelajari dengan baik. Tetapi sekurang kurangnya mendokumentasikan apa yang dapat ditemukan, lebih baik daripada sama sekali tidak berbuat apa apa.
It is to help preserve a record of the beads in Indonesia that this volume has been put together with care. There is no way the beads can be placed back into their context so that they can be properly studied. But at least documenting what is to be found is better than nothing at all.

Saya merasa mendapat kehormatan diminta menyumbangkan kata pengantar pada buku ini. Saya melakukannya dengan mengucapkan terima kasih kepada kedua penulis atas segala kebaikan yang telah mereka lakukan untuk saya dengan harapan agar buku ini dapat memacu orang lain memahami bahwa manik kecil yang paling sederhana pun adalah bagian penting warisan kita bersama dan perlu diperlakukan dengan respek.
I was honored to be asked to contribute a foreword to this book. I do so with thanks to the authors for all the many kind things they did for me and with the hope that it may spur others to understand that even the simplest little beads are an important part of the heritage of all of us and need to be treated with respect.


Akhirul kata, perlu disampaikan bahwa kedua penulis berbagi keyakinan dengan saya bahwa sesungguhnya bukan manik yang penting. Walau banyak diantaranya indah menyenangkan, bukan manik itu sendiri yang ingin kita fahami, melainkan apa yang diungkapkannya kepada kita tentang saudara saudari kita diseluruh dunia : harapan dan kecemasan, cinta dan kebencian, kejayaan dan tragedi mereka dahulu dan sekarang.
Finally, let it be said that the authors share with me the belief that ultimately it is not the beads which are important. As wonderful as many of them are, it is not the beads themselves which we seek to understand, but what they can tell us about the hopes and fears, the loves and hates, the triumphs and tragedies, past and present, of our brothers and sisters around the world.


Peter Francis, Jr
Director, Center for Bead Research
Lake Placid, New York, USA




Next on May 8th 2012...


Preface...a book on beads would therefore serve two purposes...












Introduction...in Indonesia beads are found in archaeological excavations near temples or religious sites, settlements and in graves...

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