Textiles of Timor, island in the woven sea /
"This book examines the textile traditions across Timor, delineating approximately twenty different style areas. It explores the uniqueness of these regional styles as well as the borrowings among them. Emphasis is placed on the use of various weaving techniques, and the book is abundantly illu...
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles :
Fowler Museum at UCLA,
[2014]
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| ISBN: | 9780984755080 098475508X |
| Summary: | "This book examines the textile traditions across Timor, delineating approximately twenty different style areas. It explores the uniqueness of these regional styles as well as the borrowings among them. Emphasis is placed on the use of various weaving techniques, and the book is abundantly illustrated with studio photographs of exemplary textiles, as well as field shots showing their use in the past, as well as their persistence into the present. The dynamism of the traditions and their evolution are also traced"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 251 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-243) and index. |
| Series: | Fowler Museum textile series ;
no. 13. |
| Library Staff: | View instance in FOLIO |