Chasing dragons through time and space : martabani dragon jars in the Kelabit highlands, Sarawak, East Malaysia

This thesis explores how a special group of objects, referred to as dragon jars in Southeast Asia, cross cultural and geographical boundaries and acquire new meanings within different social and temporal settings. The object biographical approach serves as the main theoretical framework for the drag...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nyiri, Borbala
Other Authors: Barton, Huw ; Dudley, Sandra
Published: University of Leicester 2017
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.702701