Five Centuries of Indonesian Textiles

Five Centuries of Indonesian Textiles
Author: Ruth Barnes
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Textile fabrics
ISBN: 9783791350714

Since the 1970s Mary Hunt Kahlenberg has been building her collection of exquisite ceremonial garments and sacred textiles from throughout Indonesia's chain of tropical islands. Dating from the past 500 years, they are brought together in this book.

Sari to Sarong

Sari to Sarong
Author: Robyn J. Maxwell
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2003
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

Drawn from the National Gallery's extensive collection of silks, cottons, batiks, gold brocades, tie-dyes and embroideries, this book features some of the greatest surviving examples of traditional Indian and Indonesian textiles. Traversing the Indian Ocean via sailors and merchants, priests and warriors, these textiles feature Ramayana epics, elephant and camel processions, trading ships and floral designs. Sari to sarong documents the remarkable exchange of ideas, materials, design and imagery (royal and religious) which has occurred between the two great cultures of India and Indonesia.

Patterned Splendour

Patterned Splendour
Author: Lesley Pullen
Publisher: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 9814881856

There exist numerous free-standing figurative sculptures produced in Java between the eighth and fifteenth centuries whose dress display detailed textile patterns. This surviving body of sculpture, carved in stone and cast in metal, varying in both size and condition, remains in archaeological sites and museums in Indonesia and worldwide. The equatorial climate of Java has precluded any textiles from this period surviving. Therefore this book argues the textiles represented on these sculptures offer a unique insight into the patterned splendour of the textiles in circulation during this period. This volume contributes to our knowledge of the textiles in circulation at that time by including the first comprehensive record of this body of sculpture, together with the textile patterns classified into a typology of styles within each chapter.

Thread and Fire

Thread and Fire
Author: Linda S. McIntosh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-01-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9786164510357

- Features rare island artefacts- Covers both Indonesian and Timorese textiles and jewelryThread and Fire is a fascinating journey through the centuries-old trade networks that developed across a group of archipelagos along the equator. Of the 18,000 islands, more than 900 are permanently settled by over 360 ethnic groups, speaking 700 languages and dialects. For centuries this vast and rich environment favored local and regional exchanges, and it was only later that people visited from afar. New connections integrated these archipelagoes with the distant civilizations of continental Asia: first India, later China and from the 13th century onwards, the Islamic world. Finally, with the arrival of Europeans in the early 16th century, global trade and connections grew rapidly. Spices and forest & sea products were the focus of foreign interests, and textiles were the currency for their acquisition. These imported textiles, complemented with ornaments and jewelry, soon became part of the region's social fabric, indispensable items of gift and exchange, essential markers for the indictment of ceremonies, rights of passage and signifiers of rank and prestige. Thread and Fire explores and illustrates those ancient connections and traditions through Indonesian and Timorese textiles, regalia and jewelry from the Francisco Capelo collection, assembled over a 20-year period and now part of the permanent collection of Casa Asia-Colecao Francisco Capelo in Lisbon.

Art of Southeast Asian Textiles

Art of Southeast Asian Textiles
Author: Linda Susan McIntosh
Publisher: Serindia Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Textile fabrics
ISBN: 9781932476590

"First published in 2012 by Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd. ... in association with Serindia Publications, Inc.,,"--T.p. verso.

Textiles of Indonesia

Textiles of Indonesia
Author: The Thomas Murray Collection
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-01-25
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 3791387650

Drawn from one of the world's leading textile collections, this magnificently presented array of traditional weavings from the Indonesian archipelago provides a unique window into the region's cultures, rites, and history. Gathered over the course of four decades, the Thomas Murray collection of Indonesian textiles is one of the most important privately owned collections of its type in the world. The objects comprise ritual clothing and ceremonial cloths that tell us much about the traditions of pre-Islamic Indonesian cultures, as well as about the influences of regional trade with China, India, the Arab world, and Europe. As with the earlier volume, Textiles of Japan (Prestel, 2018), the book focuses on some of the finest cloths to come out of the archipelago, presenting each object with impeccable photographs, colors, patterns, and intricate details. Geographically arranged, this volume pays particular attention to textiles from the Batak and the Lampung region of Sumatra, the Dayak of Borneo, and the Toraja of Sulawesi, as well as rare textiles from Sumba, Timor and other islands. Readers will learn about the intricate and highly developed traditions of dyeing, weaving, and beading techniques that have been practiced for centuries, resulting in a breathtaking collection of motifs, patterns, dyes, and adornments. Original texts by leading international experts draw on the latest research to offer historical context, unspool the mysteries behind ancient iconography, and provide new insights into dating and provenance. At once opulent and scholarly, this book arrives at a moment of growing interest in Southeast Asian culture and carries the imprimatur of one of the art world's leading collectors. Full List of Contributors: Lorraine Aragon, Joanna Barrkman, Chris Buckley, Kristal Hale, Valerie Hector, Janet Alison Hoskins, Itie van Hout, Eric Kjellgren, Fiona Kerlogue, Brigitte Khan Majlis, Robyn Maxwell, Thomas Murray, and Sandra Sardjono.

The Art of Indonesian Textiles

The Art of Indonesian Textiles
Author: Brigitte Khan Majlis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2007
Genre: Art
ISBN:

This beautiful Museum Studies showcases over seventy remarkable examples of Indonesian textile art, a recent gift to the Art Institute from the E. M. Bakwin Collection. The featured works—including batiks, ikats, and other textiles—represent the finest examples of Indonesia’s rich textile production. Brigitte Khan Majlis, Indonesian textile expert, explores these objects not only as works of art––stunning products of both individual creativity and a long aesthetic tradition––but also as important artifacts that illuminate the history, beliefs, and lives of the people who make and treasure them.

Indonesian Textiles

Indonesian Textiles
Author: Michael Hitchcock
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1991
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

An illustrated guide and survey to traditional and modern Indonesian textile design.