Splendid symbols : textiles and tradition in Indonesia / Mattiebelle Gittinger
Digitised Book 18.190.207.149 (0)
1985
Information About
The aim of this book is to explore the role of textiles in the social customs and religion of Indonesia. At the same time, it serves as a catalogue, documenting a comprehensive exhibition of Indonesian textiles. A large selection of photographs illustrates the several essays that form the core of the book, and allows the reader to discover the range of technical skills and the varied taste of Indonesian weavers and patrons.
Additional Details
- Creators
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- Gittinger, Mattiebelle
- Subject
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- Textile fabrics--Indonesia
- Costume--Indonesia
- Indonesia--Social life and custom
- Publisher
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- Oxford University Press, 1985
- National Library Board Singapore, 1985
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, ill., maps
- Table of Contents
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- Preface -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Textiles as gifts and items of prestige -- Textiles in their ceremonial and ritual context -- Design as message -- Textiles as costume -- Color plates -- Geographic areas -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Bibliography.
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.