Splendid symbols : textiles and tradition in Indonesia / Mattiebelle Gittinger



Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)

1985

Splendid symbols : textiles and tradition in Indonesia / Mattiebelle Gittinger

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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.

Subjects

Textile fabrics--Indonesia Costume--Indonesia Indonesia--Social life and custom

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Title
Splendid symbols : textiles and tradition in Indonesia / Mattiebelle Gittinger
Creators
  • Gittinger, Mattiebelle
Subject
  • Textile fabrics--Indonesia
  • Costume--Indonesia
  • Indonesia--Social life and custom
Publisher
  • Oxford University Press, 1985
  • National Library Board Singapore, 1985
Digital Description
application/pdf, ill., maps
Table of Contents
  • 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.