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The Seats of Honor, Chariots, and Ceremonial Entryways of Old Lampung

The Seats of Honor, Chariots, and Ceremonial Entryways of Old Lampung

Curations & ListsSteven G. AlpertSeptember 30, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert

Cultural History In Focus | “Custom, Combat, and Ceremony: Java and the Indo-Persian Textile Trade” by Jiri Jakl & Tom Hoogervorst

Cultural History In Focus | “Custom, Combat, and Ceremony: Java and the Indo-Persian Textile Trade” by Jiri Jakl & Tom Hoogervorst

Cultural History In FocusJiří Jákl and Tom HoogervorstSeptember 29, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold, Cultural History in Focus

Nusantara: Six Centuries of Indonesian Textiles at Yale University Art Gallery

Nusantara: Six Centuries of Indonesian Textiles at Yale University Art Gallery

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamSeptember 25, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

Resource Spotlight | Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture

Resource Spotlight | Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamSeptember 24, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

Threads of the Way: Daoist Priest Robes from China’s Qing Dynasty at the Minneapolis Institute of Art

Threads of the Way: Daoist Priest Robes from China’s Qing Dynasty at the Minneapolis Institute of Art

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamSeptember 23, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

Japan de luxe: The Art of the Surimono Prints at Museum Rietberg

Japan de luxe: The Art of the Surimono Prints at Museum Rietberg

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamSeptember 21, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold, Museum Rietberg

“Three Stellar Historical Examples of Fiber Arts from Island Southeast Asia” by Steven G. Alpert

“Three Stellar Historical Examples of Fiber Arts from Island Southeast Asia” by Steven G. Alpert

Curations & ListsSteven G. AlpertAugust 31, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

Cultural History In Focus | “Revisiting Imun Ajo’ Uyan: An Ancient Shamanic Bronze Figure from Central Borneo” by Antonio J. Guerreiro

Cultural History In Focus | “Revisiting Imun Ajo’ Uyan: An Ancient Shamanic Bronze Figure from Central Borneo” by Antonio J. Guerreiro

Cultural History In Focus, Articles & CurationsAntonio J. GuerreiroAugust 30, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold, Raymond Corbey

Resource Spotlight | “The Mystery of Easter Island: The Story of an Expedition” by Mrs. Scoresby Routledge

Resource Spotlight | “The Mystery of Easter Island: The Story of an Expedition” by Mrs. Scoresby Routledge

Book FeaturesEditorial TeamAugust 27, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

Enduring Traditions: Celebrating the World of Textiles at the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Enduring Traditions: Celebrating the World of Textiles at the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamAugust 25, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

Resource Spotlight | “Flowers Underfoot: Indian Carpets of the Mughal Era” by Daniel Walker

Resource Spotlight | “Flowers Underfoot: Indian Carpets of the Mughal Era” by Daniel Walker

Book FeaturesEditorial TeamAugust 21, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

Patterns of Luxury: Islamic Textiles, 11th–17th Centuries at Saint Louis Art Museum

Patterns of Luxury: Islamic Textiles, 11th–17th Centuries at Saint Louis Art Museum

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamAugust 19, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold, LACMA, Fiji

Arts of the Milne Bay and the Trobriand Islands in Global Collections | Part I

Arts of the Milne Bay and the Trobriand Islands in Global Collections | Part I

Arts of the Ancient Americas at The Met Fifth Avenue

Arts of the Ancient Americas at The Met Fifth Avenue

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamJuly 28, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

Ancient India: Living Traditions at the British Museum

Ancient India: Living Traditions at the British Museum

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamJuly 25, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Ancient Greece at the Getty Villa

The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Ancient Greece at the Getty Villa

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamJuly 23, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

Images of Island Southeast Asia in the Wellcome Collection

Images of Island Southeast Asia in the Wellcome Collection

Archives & Databases, Curations & ListsEditorial TeamJuly 21, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

A Passion for China: The Adolphe Thiers Collection at the Musée du Louvre

A Passion for China: The Adolphe Thiers Collection at the Musée du Louvre

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamJuly 18, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold

Vanuatu Arts in Global Museum Collections

Vanuatu Arts in Global Museum Collections

Curations & ListsSteven G. AlpertJune 30, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold, Sainsbury Centre

Arts of Africa at The Met Fifth Avenue

Arts of Africa at The Met Fifth Avenue

ExhibitionsEditorial TeamJune 29, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, Asiatica, Ethnographica, Ethnographic Art, Art Collection, Fine Art, Primitive Art, Indonesian Art, Tribal Art, Eyes of the Ancestors, Dr. Reimar Schefold