Essays, Reviews & Blogs
Short essays, book reviews, exhibition reviews and other commentary regarding non-western material culture, the arts, collecting and curating can all be found below.
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26th May 2024
Visiting Kuala Lumpur’s Fabulous Textile (and Jewellery) Museum
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26th May 2024
New Podcast: Burmese Art Collector Graham Honeybill in Conversation
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4th May 2024
‘Malay Silver and Gold’ Launched at London’s Leighton House
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17th February 2024
Ancient Bronze Sculptures from the Srivijaya Kingdom
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8th January 2024
New Podcast: Celebrated Art Historian Dr Annemarie Jordan in Conversation with Michael Backman
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30th December 2023
Architecture of Nan, Northern Thailand
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17th August 2023
Contemporary Palestinian Embroidery on Show in Cambridge, UK
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13th August 2023
New Podcast: Fiona Kerlogue on Batik, being a Museum Curator & her new Book
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9th August 2023
New Palestinian Embroidered Costumes Exhibition
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27th June 2023
New Podcast: An Interview with Thweep Rittinaphakorn, author of ‘Unseen Burma’
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22nd June 2023
On the Repatriation of Museum Artifacts – The Spectator
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16th April 2023
Extraordinary Pre-Columbian Gold & Terracotta in Antwerp
![](https://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/British-Museum-11-600x499.jpg)
13th March 2023
New Podcast: Are Antiques Sacred?
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28th January 2023
Spain & the Hispanic World – London Exhibition
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13th November 2022
New Book on Burmese Silverware Just Published!
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25th August 2022
New Podcast: Eastern Jewellery Treasures with Oytun Evliyazade Camcigil
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23rd August 2022
A Rare Pair of Japanese Satsuma Vases for the Islamic Export Market
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26th June 2022
New Podcast: The Author Robyn Flemming on Alcohol, Art & other Addictions
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15th June 2022
Visiting the Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris
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6th May 2022
New Podcast: Straits Chinese Jewellery – Edmond Chin in Conversation with Michael Backman
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8th April 2022
Khir Johari’s splendid new book on the food history of the Singapore Malays
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20th February 2022
How Art Dealers Decorate their Homes
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13th February 2022
A Superb Piece by Oomersi Mawji
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6th February 2022
Colonial Spain & Portugal – Conduits for Motif Exchange from Asia to the Americas
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12th December 2021
Our Palestinian Christian Pilgrimage Shells now on Permanent Display in Paris’ Musée du quai Branly
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7th December 2021
The Extraordinary Tale of 17th-18th century Dutch Colonial Decanter Sets
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31st October 2021
New Podcast: Comparing & Contrasting – A Tuareg object from Africa & a Minangkabau item from Sumatra
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15th October 2021
New Podcast: Comparing & Contrasting – An Object from Tibet & one from the Philippines
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26th September 2021
A Surprising Collection of 19th century Batak Manuscripts in Florence, Italy
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10th September 2021
Discoveries 6: Our Best Balinese Find – Rawana Kidnapping Shinta
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27th August 2021
Discoveries 5: Our Best Chinese Export Silver Find – A Massive Wang Hing Punch Bowl
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18th August 2021
Discoveries 4: Our Best Sri Lankan Find – Rare Gold & Silver Lime Box (Killotaya) set with Rubies & Garnets
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15th August 2021
Discoveries 3: Our Best Burmese Find – The Disciples Sariputta & Moggallana
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11th August 2021
Discoveries 2: Our Best Jewellery Find – A Rare 17th-18th century Moroccan Enamelled Gold Necklace
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9th August 2021
Discoveries 1: Our Best Dutch Colonial Find – A Rare Gold & Mother-of-Pearl Betel Box
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25th June 2021
Are Collectors Addicts by Another Name? Michael Backman & Paul Bromberg in Conversation in a New Podcast
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17th June 2021
New Podcast: The Art of Traditional African Currencies
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7th June 2021
New Podcast: How to stay curious?
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6th June 2021
Dramatic Cross-Cultural Portuguese Family Saga Just Published
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26th May 2021
New Podcast: The Mysteries of Gold & Silver Filigree
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23rd May 2021
Thomas Becket Exhibition Opens at the British Museum
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25th April 2021
Personal Adornment & the Subjugation of Women
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11th April 2021
Slavery, White Slaves & a New Museum Exhibition on Slavery
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27th March 2021
Relaunch! Get Ready for Our Upcoming April Monthly Catalogue
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21st March 2021
Visiting the Wanglee Family Compound, Bangkok
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4th March 2021
Excellent Podcast on Indian Spices: Then & Now
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7th February 2021
Silver Thai Reliquary Urns
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23rd January 2021
Billy Steinberg’s ‘Wild Beads of Africa’ book – Now available on Amazon worldwide!
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15th October 2020
A Stunning Book on African Beads – Beads like You’ve Never Seen them!
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29th September 2020
New Book Published on Burmese Silver
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10th September 2020
New Podcast: Discussing Marjorie Ransom’s Book on Yemeni Silver Jewellery
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4th September 2020
A Case of Mistaken Identity: Elephant Teeth
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23rd August 2020
Our Sales, so far this Year, to Museums around the World
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18th August 2020
New Podcast – Michael Backman discusses his favourite ever book on Asia art – ‘Court Arts of Indonesia’
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12th August 2020
New Podcast – Michael Backman Talks about Writing his Latest Book on Malay Silver & Gold
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27th July 2020
Headhunters! A New Exhibition in Germany
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23rd July 2020
New Podcast: All you need to know about our Monthly Catalogues
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28th May 2020
Michael Backman speaking about the Malay World – A Podcast Produced by Asia House
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19th May 2020
Excellent New Documentary on Southeast Asia’s Empires Presented by Peter Lee
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19th May 2020
LACMA’s Extraordinary Damascus Room
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3rd May 2020
Status Shoes in Ornament Magazine
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21st April 2020
Women’s Kolam Patterns of Tamil Nadu, South India
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4th April 2020
Europeans in early 19th century Thai Temple Wall Murals
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27th March 2020
Podcast: Michael Backman in conversation with Narisa Chakrabongse (Part 2)
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22nd March 2020
Indonesian Shadow Puppet Dishes – Unusual Exportware from Japan
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18th March 2020
Podcast: Thai Royal & Publisher Narisa Chakrabongse, in Conversation with Michael Backman (part 1)
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17th March 2020
Rare ‘New World’ Treasures on Display at Buckingham Palace
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15th March 2020
New Podcast: With Anupasana Suwanmongkol – Saving Thailand’s Silver Nielloware Industry
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11th March 2020
New Podcast: In conversation with prolific author on Asian art, Dawn Rooney
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9th March 2020
New Exhibition: Fabulous India Paintings for the East India Company at London’s Wallace Collection
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8th March 2020
Visiting the Southern Thai Culture Museum in Pattani, Southern Thailand
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6th March 2020
‘Yeh Ballet’ – Julian Sands & Netflix India
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1st March 2020
New Ashanti Gold Weight Exhibition at London’s V&A Museum
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23rd February 2020
Betel Nut Sets
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12th February 2020
Fakes & Forgeries – Listen to our New Podcast on the Topic
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3rd February 2020
Patric Hollington – Parisian Designer
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29th January 2020
Our New Podcast: Chinese Export Silver
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22nd January 2020
Our New Podcast: Julian Sands, Hollywood Actor & Collector in Conversation with Michael Backman
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20th January 2020
Southeast Asia’s Red-Stained Gold
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9th January 2020
An Oddity from China & Nepal: The ‘Cadogan’ Teapot
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8th December 2019
Bangkok’s National Museum’s New Textile Gallery
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26th November 2019
Announcing: World Art Now
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17th November 2019
New Exhibition & Book on the last 20 years of Acquisitions by the world’s greatest non-Western & Tribal Museum, the Quai Branly Museum
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9th November 2019
Brilliant new Buddhism Exhibition at the British Library
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29th October 2019
Thorns in Oman & Men’s ‘Bullet’ Tweezers
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27th October 2019
Our Top 15 Discoveries!
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11th October 2019
Visiting the Orientalist Museum, Marrakech
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6th October 2019
Raffles at the British Museum
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9th September 2019
Exhibition in Paris on Felix Feneon, Early Tribal Art Collector
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21st August 2019
The Snake Charmers of Marrakech
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13th August 2019
Teapots that aren’t! Water Vessels from Southeast Asia.
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30th July 2019
Dayak Ear Weights & Ornaments of Borneo
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25th July 2019
Himalayan Art in Russia’s State Hermitage Museum
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18th July 2019
Executing the Malay way – the Kris Panjang
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15th July 2019
The Spectacular Mansions of the Chettiars in Chettinad, South India
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26th June 2019
Visiting the Faberge Museum, St Petersburg
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24th June 2019
Tekat Embroidered Textiles from Malaysia
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19th June 2019
Surprising Thai Niello Silverware in Russia’s State Hermitage Museum
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13th June 2019
Why are many Miniature Indian Bronzes so Worn?
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30th May 2019
Metalwork of ‘Tribal’ Africa
![](https://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ACM-2019-5-600x429.jpg)
27th May 2019
Singapore’s Asian Civilisations Museum’s Superb Makeover
![](https://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/wp-content/uploads/Malay_Silver_2_5-600x250.jpg)
12th May 2019
Ramadan, Southeast Asia & Food
![](https://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ACM-MB-11-600x486.jpg)
6th May 2019
Selling to Museums – Singapore’s Asian Civilisations Museum
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4th May 2019
The Escalating Problem of Faking
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19th April 2019
It’s Easter! It’s Passover! Jesus in Islam, Judaism & Hinduism
![](https://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/wp-content/uploads/Moroccan-Silver-Bracelets-2-600x362.jpg)
10th April 2019
Morocco Jewellery & Islamic World Evening
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9th April 2019
Russian & Ottoman Art at Buckingham Palace
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5th April 2019
Christian influence on Mughal Art – A Presentation at Asia House
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28th March 2019
Thai Silver & Nielloware in London
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19th March 2019
India’s Tipu Sultan, his Library & the Destruction of his Palace
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17th March 2019
Zanzibar’s Controversial Princess Salme & her Museum
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13th March 2019
Central Javanese Manuscripts at the British Library
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8th March 2019
International Women’s Day & the Minangkabau People
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3rd March 2019
Ethiopia’s Disputed Maqdala Treasures at the V&A
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25th February 2019
Exhibition of Bencharong Porcelain & Related Arts, Bangkok
![](https://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Al-Ayn-Oman-10-600x387.jpg)
22nd February 2019
Visiting the UNESCO-Protected Necropolis at Al Ayn, Oman
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18th February 2019
Visiting Bangkok’s Private Prasart Museum
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12th February 2019
Visiting Zanzibar’s Beit el Amani Museum
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10th February 2019
Opening of Raffles Exhibition, Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore
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6th February 2019
Presentation in Bangkok on Fine, Antique Thai Silver
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25th January 2019
Exploring the Carved, Wooden Doors of Zanzibar
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22nd January 2019
Rosewater Antiques in the Islamic World
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21st January 2019
Visiting Sur, Oman – another unique home for Omani Jewellery
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17th January 2019
Visiting Nizwa – Oman’s Old Silver Jewellery Capital
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3rd January 2019
Lending to a new exhibition on Hieronymous Bosch
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1st January 2019
Visiting Oman’s New National Museum
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23rd November 2018
Launch of ‘Desert Silver: Understanding Traditional Jewellery from the Middle East and North Africa’
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21st November 2018
Thanksgiving 2018
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16th November 2018
Recent Sales to Museums Worldwide
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7th November 2018
SOAS ‘Silk Roads’ Visit
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3rd November 2018
Chinese Temple Visit, Central London
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28th October 2018
Our November Catalogue is Coming…
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18th October 2018