Made by Migrants: Southeast Asian Ivories for Local and Global Markets, ca. 1590–1640. Issue 4 (1st October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Park, Jessie
• Is Part Of: Art bulletin. Volume 102:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: 66
• Page End: 89
• Publication Date: 2020-10-01
• Subjects: Art -- Periodicals; 705
• DOI: 10.1080/00043079.2020.1765636
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0004-3079

Abstract

Abstract: Investigation of the early development of ivory carving and trade centered around colonial Manila from the late sixteenth to the mid-seventeenth centuries reveals that the production of ivories depicting Christian subjects in the Spanish Philippines was inextricably linked to three interlocking developments in Southeast Asia: maritime trade, migration, and competition. Ivory carvers in Southeast Asia supplied the quickly rising ivory market on a regional and transoceanic scale with visually impactful sculptures of Christian iconography, which claimed authoritative status as preferred religious objects in the colonial Spanish territories.