Books, Web Sites, and Dealers:

1.	Borneo • Sarawak Style Edric Ong and Luca Invernizzi Tettoni Asia Books, Bangkok, 1996 ISBN 981 204 738 7, 224 pages Add to cart A very beautiful book describing the history of Sarawak, the different tribal cultures, and hundreds of lavish photographs showing antique and contemporary arts, crafts and architecture $75 • Hornbill and Dragon Bernard Sellato, Elf Aquitaine Indonesie, Jakarta, 1989 ISBN 979-8112-00-8 The hottest book on the cultures of Borneo. Used prices starts at $550 - get one if you can find one. Written in English and Indonesian, this oversize 272 page book is crammed full of photos from daily life and hundreds of antique arts and crafts - a true collector's reference book Borneo: Heritage of Arts and Culture Bernard Sellato, Sun Tree Publishing ISBN 9810543816 View more on Amazon This book with a release date in April, 2006 may be a long awaited followup to Hornbill and Dragon described above or just a 3rd edition. Sight unseen, we have our order in at Amazon! Latest - Release date postponed and unknown • River of Gems - A Borneo Journal Lorne Blair and Rio Helmi, Image Network Indonesia, Bali, 1991 a beautiful 10"x13" book describing the Mahakam River in Kalimantan by the author of the book and videos Ring of Fire. Photos of the peoples of the river, its history, art, and flora and fauna Iban Art: Sexual Selection and Severed Heads Michael Heppell. Limbang anak Melaka, Enyan anak Usen KIT Publishers, Amsterdam View more on Amazon This is a very interesting book that focuses on tribal mythology and ritual. Mr. Heppell has travelled through Borneo extensively over several decades . Lots of interesting tales of longhouse life. The preoccupation with headhunting and fertility is well documented as well as its connection weaving and other arts. Extensively illustrated • Mark Johnson's Asian & Tribal Art May be US's most knowledgable & respected dealer in Dayak tribal arts for more than 25 years. Now also Naga art. Extensive travels, collaboration with art museums, & major shows. Very generous, warm person. Web site has most extensive educational linking www.markajohnson.com • Arts of Dayaks This shop at 68 Main Bazaar, Kuching, is run by Jimmy Teo who was trained in Houston as an engineer but returned to Kuching to run this shop. All of the members of the Teo family, as well as the other art dealing families of Kuching, have other business interests, especially involving real estate. This shop has exceptional quality art upstairs. If you are lucky you can meet Mr. Teo himself, father of the clan, semi-retired from dealing who devotes most of his time to following the stock market from his upstairs office. He may show you the best of the best • Kelvin's Gallery Kelvin, at 32 Main Bazaar, Kuching, is the most internet active member of the Teo family of Kuching. We have known Kelvin for many years and congratulate him on the birth of his first daughter. He has an extensive inventory of high quality Dayak art, most of it brought in by tribal members traveling to Kuching and runners who survey the hinterlands. Very honest with fair prices. Usually has a number of items on eBay as heritage88 www.geocities.com/ks60q/mainpage • Rainforest Gallery Lily Teo is the woman of the Teo family of dealers. She and her husband run the Rainforest shop at 49 Main Bazaar. She has tourist and mid level collector material. Lily has a website and does extensive listing of quality tribal art on eBay as Asia 191 and has a very nice website www.geocities.com/huilee191/rainforestweb • Nelsons Gallery Nelson Tan at 84 Main Bazaar, Kuching, is the elder member of a prominent family of Art dealers in Kuching. We have known him as a fascinating and entertaining personality for more than 15 years and he has become a good friend and host. We have gotten many of our best pieces from Nelson. He specializes in beads, textiles, colonial era jewelry, gold, and old ceramics. He may have the best private collection of beads in all of Borneo • Nelsons Antiques and Jewelry Angie Tan is Nelson's beautiful, gracious sister who runs the second store on Kuching's main bazaar. She specializes is gold jewelry. Angie is the only Tan family member who has a website, where she sells less expensive material www.shop8rom.com • Johns Gallery John Tan, at 62 Main Bazaar, is a member of the Tan family who carries tourist as well as mid level collector pieces. He specializes in new wooden, carved furniture of tropical hardwoods. A very nice, helpful person with good prices. No website or eBay activity • Sarawak House Richard Yong's shop at 67 Main Bazaar, with waterfall, is quiet and beautifully furnished without the usual tourist merchandise. He caters to collectors and foreign dealers. His prices reflect the quality and rarity of his pieces and his taste and interests. Take it or leave it "bargaining" No web site or eBay activity..
2.	Nagaland • The Nagas - Hill Peoples of Northeast India Julian Jacobs, Thames and Hudson, , London 1990 Library of Congress Number - 90-70288 The classic book on the Naga tribes. Chock full of historical photos and cultural information. Collectors reference book filled will hundreds of photos of arts and crafts • The Nagas - Disciplined Forms of Beauty Grata Somare and Leonardo Vigorelli, Galleria Lorenzelli, , Bergamo 1992 Also good resource for collectors. Lots of photos of art and description of cultural significance • The Hidden World of the Naga - Living Traditions in Northeast India and Burma Aglaja Stirn and Peter van Ham, Prestel, Munich ISBN - 3-7913-2878-6 View more on Amazon A beautiful oversize book from a couple with extensive travels in the rarely visited Naga regions between 1996 and 2003. Loaded with cultural information and stunning photos of arts and everyday life of the different tribes of Nagaland and Myanmar. They recorded a CD of Naga songs and dances - Songs from the Mist - available from their web site. Have established a Naga natives support organization, the Society for the Preservation and Promotion of Naga Heritage www.stirn-vanham.com • The Seven Sisters of India: Tribal Worlds Between Tibet and Burma Aglaja Stirn and Peter van Ham, Prestel, Munich ISBN - 3-7913-2399-7 View More on Amazon Large, coffee table book showing contemporary culture of very rarely visited tribes in the seven Indian states ("Seven Sisters") along the border with Tibet and Myanmar. Fascinating and beautifully photographed. See authors book above for focus on similar Nagas • Nagaman Harry and Tiala Neufeld undoubtedly have the largest collection of Naga antique arts and crafts in the US (and, perhaps, the world, including museums). Tiala is an Ao Naga and they have been collecting since the 1970's in this very restricted region of the world. There is nothing for sale, but there is a huge catagorized inventory where collectors can compare what they have or wish to search for www.nagaman.com
3.	Himalaya • Himalayan Merchantile The Brothers brothers, Steve and Jon, travel throughout the Himalaya area collecting first rate pieces for their site. They are based in Kathmandu, but do lots of shipping via an office in the US. There is good information, including video clips, and links on their site. The also sell some things via eBay www.himalayan-mercantile.com
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5.	Tribal Art Forums • Tribal Art Forum This site is run by Steve Brothers, Steve Price, and David Zemanek. There are lively discussion boards, essays, and a good source for internet links to museums, discussion groups, and tribal arts dealers www.tribalartforum.org • Tribal This magazine is the premiere quarterly source for tribal art news for collectors. It has reviews of shows and auctions, in-depth articles on the whole gamut of tribal arts and offers a wealth of resources. It runs a lively forum and letters section www.tribalarts.com

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Tribal Arts in General • Dan Cook/RudiSouth, Inc Dan Cook has traveled extensively in SE Asia, deals in a smaller number of very fine objects. Goes to shows. Has a spiritual bent www.rudisouth.com • Tribal Artifacts Extensive website of Dusty Gruver, with pieces personally collected from trips from all over Southeast Asia. Prices listed, but many sold long ago. Very good for brousing & checking listed prices www.tribalartifacts.com • Tribalmania Extensive general tribal art website of Michael Auliso showing high end pieces, including current market prices. Good reference for collectors www.tribalmania.com