Textiles for this World and Beyond: Treasures from Insular Southeast Asia Peter Lee This comprehensive catalouge with explanations

This comprehensive catalouge with explanations is for the “Weaving

Buku ini diterbitkan sehubungan dengan pameran koleksi batik pemberian Inger McCabe Elliot yang diadakan oleh museum ini

ISBN: ‎ ‎9789073187122

and drew upon techniques from Europe

Publisher: Asian Civilisations Museum

Textiles for this World and Beyond: Treasures from Insular Southeast Asia Peter Lee This comprehensive catalouge with explanationsLong before Islam and Christianity were established, the people who settled the islands of Southeast Asia had developed a philosophy for existence in a highly unpredictable world. Fundamental to these beliefs is the need for balance between ancestors, cosmic forces, and the spirits that govern sickness and death. The necessary equilibrium is maintained through adat, a system of ethnically distinct customs, and textiles are central to the proper