Traditional Indonesian Textiles  -  John Gillow; photographs by Barry Dawson.

KORTE INHOUD

The fabrics of Indonesia have long held an allure. They have now won universal popularity, so much so that local names for techniques of dying and weaving - batik, ikat, tritik - have been adopted internationally as generic terms.

The reverence accorded to textile art on the islands is reflected in every area of production; precision of weave and exquisite patterning are testimony to superlative craftsmanship. Lying at the heart of a vast network of trading routes, Indonesia has absorbed a wealth of foreign ...
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1995 Uitgever: Thames Hudson 160 paginas Taal: Engels Grootte:  305x210x13 ISBN-10: 0500278202 ISBN-13: 9780500278208