Through the Thread of Time: Southeast Asian Textiles, The James H W Thompson Foundation Symposium Papers

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This colourful and highly illustrated volume on Southeast Asian textiles presents the works of scholars and art historians invited to participate in a unique symposium organized by the Bangkok-based James H.W. Thompson Foundation. The twelve experts from the USA, France, Australia, Thailand and the UK who presented papers at the conference have provided a fascinating cross-section of articles on Southeast Asian textiles, their history and their uses. Works by Mattiebelle Gittenger, John Guy, Susan Conway, and ...
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This colourful and highly illustrated volume on Southeast Asian textiles presents the works of scholars and art historians invited to participate in a unique symposium organized by the Bangkok-based James H.W. Thompson Foundation. The twelve experts from the USA, France, Australia, Thailand and the UK who presented papers at the conference have provided a fascinating cross-section of articles on Southeast Asian textiles, their history and their uses. Works by Mattiebelle Gittenger, John Guy, Susan Conway, and Gillian Green are included, and papers cover such diverse subjects as Shan court dress, the origins of Khmer textiles, and Cham weaving. The renowned authors have presented thought provoking texts covering the regions of present-day Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9789748225760
  • Publisher: Antique Collector's Club
  • Publication date: 7/28/2004
  • Pages: 181
  • Product dimensions: 8.64 (w) x 10.93 (h) x 0.71 (d)

Table of Contents

Cambodia
1 Textiles at the Khmer court, Angkor : origins, innovations and continuities 10
2 Weaving in Cambodia 26
Indonesia
3 Motif and meaning in Indonesian textiles 31
4 The use of the Pahudu string model : Lau Pahudu weaving from East Sumba, Indonesia 47
Laos
5 Textiles for the living and the dead - a Lao case 66
6 Baby or elephant cloth? : wrappers in Laos and Thailand 83
Myanmar
7 The Saopha at home and abroad : Shan court dress in the 19th century 91
Thailand
8 Fit for a king : Indian textiles and Thai court protocol 97
9 Lan Na male dress in peace and war 112
10 Chuan-tani or Lima cloth : cloth in the lower region of Southern Thailand 124
Vietnam
11 The representation of textiles in Cham sculptures 134
12 Cham weaving in Vietnam 152
13 Traditional costumes of the Hmong in Vietnam 162
Exhibition
14 Tilleke & Gibbins textile collection 172
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