Editor: Roy W. Hamilton
The full diversity of the textile traditions of this island group in eastern Indonesia is presented for the first time, through the combined work of six textile scholars and anthropologists. The region's magnificent ikat cloths are examined not only for their beauty, but also for their historical and cultural significance as garments, as marriage exchange goods and as items of trade. The lavish illustrations of cloths from public and private collections worldwide are supplemented with rare historical images and the researchers' own photos of textiles in ceremonial use.
287 pages
