{"product_id":"gold-silver-brass-achim-sibeth-9788874396269","title":"Gold, Silver \u0026 Brass: Jewellery of the Batak in Sumatra, Indonesia","description":"The first book to examine the rich jewelry traditions of the Batak people in Indonesia is a gorgeous tribute to a vanishing way of life. Batak jewelry is characterized by a wide variety of materials and forms, and has many functions: Jewels can be status symbols, badges of rank, attributes of membership of a certain age group, amulets and talismans, or simply ornaments. Men, women, small children, and even babies were once adorned with gold, silver, brass, bronze, or the gold-and-copper alloy known as suasa. Today, the Batak wear traditional jewelry only for celebrations like weddings, and these stunning works are rapidly disappearing, being melted down or sold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Achim Sibeth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8874396260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788874396269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Five Continents Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.00h x 10.60w x 0.80d","brand":"Achim Sibeth","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47135474286847,"sku":"9788874396269","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_77c61031-c79c-4f71-8b0c-0a1d8cccb66e.jpg?v=1755010264","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gold-silver-brass-achim-sibeth-9788874396269","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}