Through the thread of time : Southeast Asian textiles : the James H.W. Thompson Foundation Symposium papers /
Southeast Asian textiles : the James H.W. Thompson Foundation Symposium papers
edited by Jane Puranananda.
- 181 pages : chiefly colour illustrations, colour maps ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Cambodia -- Textiles at the Khmer court, Angkor : origins, innovations and continuities / Weaving in Cambodia / Indonesia -- Motif and meaning in Indonesian textiles / The use of the Pahudu string model : Lau Pahudu weaving from East Sumba, Indonesia / Laos -- Textiles for the living and the dead - a Lao case / Baby or elephant cloth? : wrappers in Laos and Thailand / Myanmar -- The Saopha at home and abroad : Shan court dress in the 19th century / Thailand -- Fit for a king : Indian textiles and Thai court protocol / Lan Na male dress in peace and war / Chuan-tani or Lima cloth : cloth in the lower region of Southern Thailand / Vietnam -- The representation of textiles in Cham sculptures / Cham weaving in Vietnam / Traditional costumes of the Hmong in Vietnam / Exhibition -- Tilleke & Gibbins textile collection. Gillian Green -- Bernard Dupaigne -- Helen Jessup -- Marie-Helen Guelton -- Mattiebelle Gittinger -- Karen A. Bunyaratavej -- Susan Conway -- John Guy -- Susan Conway -- Samboon Thanasook -- Emmanual Guillon -- Gerald Moussay -- Christine Hemmet -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
"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."--BOOK JACKET.