Contents:
Latif Wood-carver
Awang Silversmith
Abu Bakar Ironsmith
Hajjah Ngah Silk Weaver
Ng Lee Huat Sarawak Potter
Hamzah Maker of Shadow Puppet
Sulian Sigo Sarawak Beadworker
Zainab Maker of Screw-Pine Mats
Hashim Kite Maker
Mat Yusof Maker of Bird Cage-Traps
About the author (from dust jacket):
As Malaya’s first Director of Public Relations, following the end of World War II, he initiated the new Department of Information. He founded the National Archives of Malaya in 1958 and from 1959 to 1963 he was responsible for creating the new National Museum from a bombed-out shell.
He was also founder chairman of the Federation Arts Council and of the National Art Gallery, and was a founder Council member of the Malayan Historical Society. He is Vice President and Editor of the hundred-year-old Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.
