Textiles of Southeast Asia: Tradition, Trade, and Transformation

Maxwell, Robyn

ISBN 10: 0195531868 / ISBN 13: 9780195531862

Published by Oxford University Press, 1990

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Textiles of Southeast Asia: Tradition, Trade, and Transformation
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195531868
• ISBN 13: 9780195531862
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: very good
• Weight: 64 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • textiles

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Synopsis

Created from an extensive range of locally produced and imported raw materials, and designed using an astonishing number of techniques--including different types of appliqué, decorative weaving, tie-dying, batik, and embroidery--Southeast Asian textiles are used to fashion an extraordinary variety of objects, ranging from everyday clothing to sacred and ceremonial costumes. This authoritative study focuses on the interplay between indigenous Southeast Asian traditions and the external cultural forces that have been a crucial part of the historical development and changing nature of the region's textile traditions. Maxwell considers the various ways Southeast Asian textile artisans reacted to the new ideas and raw materials from outside regions. The social, cultural, and religious dimensions of this art, the factors that condition how people create textiles, the way these are used, and the meaning of motifs and symbol are explored in detail. Including examples of textiles--some in categories that have never before been published--this reference work is a valuable contribution to the field of ethnographic textiles.

About the Author

Robyn Maxwell is Curator in the Department of Asian Art, Australian National Gallery, Canberra;