Resource Spotlight | “In the Shape of Tradition: Indigenous Art of the Northern Philippines” by Eric Moltzau Anderson
IN THE SHAPE OF TRADITION
Indigenous Art of the Northern Philippines
by Eric Moltzau Anderson
Published by C. Zwartenkot Art Books.
In the Shape of Tradition: Indigenous Art of the Northern Philippines is the first far-reaching comprehensive publication since 1890 to focus entirely on Northern Luzon indigenous art.
Thanks to the helpful assistance of most knowledgeable contributors, the result of their extensive field work is now conveyed to hopefully instill further insight into Philippine art, history and culture facilitating a more profound understanding of a complex cultural remnant.
Dealing with the traditional cultures of the Isneg, Itneg, Kalinga, Gaddang, Bontoc, Kankanay, Ifugao, Ibaloy, Ilongot, and Negrito, the subject is treated in a broad sense, covering spectacular artistic achievements in order to establish an impression of range and a basis for comparison.
This publication is illustrated with c.500 mostly previously unpublished objects acquired by ethnographic museums all over the world. Tribal art dealers including Alain Schoffel, Alex Arthur, Thomas Murray, Rudolf Kratochwill, Maria Closa, and Floy Quintos have also contributed by making their collections accessible. Several hundred historical black and white photographs have been added to the book by the author.
Important participating museums are: the National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden; the Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Madrid; the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago; the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle; the Museum für Völkerkunde, Vienna; the National Museum of the Philippines, Manila; the Museum für Volkerkunde, Dresden; the Musée du quai Branly — Jacques Chirac, Paris; and others.
Contributing authors are: Otto van der Muijzenberg, Roberto Maramba, David Baradas, Henry Beyer, and Ramon E. J. Silvestre.
Watch Native Life in the Philippines (1913)
A reel of the film "Native Life in the Philippines" (1913) produced by Dean C. Worcester and photographed by Charles Martin. It may be that the footage here has been re-assembled and cut by unknown parties over the years. The footage for this film was in 2011 restored under a grant by the NFPF.
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