Walk in Splendor: Ceremonial Dress and the Minangkabau (Textile Series, 4)

Rating:
Summary: Beautiful and comprehensive
Review: This is a coffeetable book about the Minangkabau of West Sumatra. Though the exhibition was about textiles, the book is more comprehensive with articles on history, architecture, food, literature, etc. by leading experts -- including a couple of Minangkabau academics (Usman and Anwar) who died as the book was going to press.

The photos are excellent. Production is top-notch. And the price is substantially discounted since there are so many remaindered.

The best introduction to the Minangkabau culture.