Book
Malay industries: arts and crafts
Printed by J. E. Wallace at the F. M. S. Govt. Press • (1) • Published In 1925 • Pages: vi, 88
By: Winstedt, Richard.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study discusses Malay crafts, including carpentry and boatbuilding, metal work, mats, baskets, and pottery as well as weaving (including spinning, dyeing and cord making). Former techniques used in these crafts are described in detail and the influences of other cultures and the trends of modern days are pointed out. The author gives his appraisal of the artistic value of Malay work, singling out silk weaving and some work in precious metals. Throughout the text the Malay terms used in the various crafts are given in footnotes and the appendices contain additional word lists and detailed descriptions of several processes used in these crafts.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Occupational specialization
- Visual arts
- Production and supply
- Dwellings
- Woodworking
- Mats and basketry
- General tools
- Weapons
- Bone, horn, and shell technology
- Shipbuilding
- Boats
- Lumbering
- Fire
- Smiths and their crafts
- Metallurgy
- Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
- Classes
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Malays
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Government Official
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- B. P. Emerson ; 1955
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- No date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1900-1925
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Malaysia
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] R. O. Winstedt
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-88)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Malays (Asian people)