CV
| Education | |
| 2008 | PhD. Anthropology, National University of Singapore |
| 1998 | M.A. Anthropology, University of Heidelberg, Germany |
| 1973 | B.A. German literature, University of Strasbourg, France |
| 1971 | Teaching Certificate French & German (C.A.P.E.G.C) |
| 1968-1971 | French and German studies, University of Besançon, France |
| Research interests |
| Southeast Asia and more specifically Indonesia |
| Ethnography |
| Textiles and weaving traditions in SEA |
| Social memory; oral history; non-literate societies |
| Pre-modern religions |
| Cognitive processes |
| Kinship and moieties organisation; genealogies |
| Current research |
| Stories, histories, life histories; the cutting edge between history and memory on the island of Savu, NTT. |
| Survey of terminology in eastern Indonesian languages for spinning, dyeing and weaving processes. |
| Activities | |
| 2010- 2013 | Visiting Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore. |
| 2004 | Honorary curator of exhibitions in Jakarta, Darma Wangsa, and in London, Horniman Museum. |
| 2002- ongoing | Advise and assist museums in building collections of Savu textiles. |
| 1999- ongoing | Lecturing activities in Europe, USA, Southeast Asia and Australia on Savu related topics: textiles, social organization, memory and history. |
| 1990- 1994 | Guest lecturer, Spice Islands Cruises, Indonesia. |
| Languages |
| French: mother tongue |
| English: fluent |
| German: fluent |
| Indonesian: proficient |
| Savunese: working knowledge |