Name/Title
Fabricating power with Balinese textilesEntry/Object ID
NK8880.1.B3.M6 2018Description
"Anthropologists Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson were pioneers in using visual anthropological techniques to study the aesthetics of bodily motion in Bali. What is less well known is that they also collected textiles, paintings, puppets, and carvings, most of which are collected at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. This book and its accompanying exhibit explore the Mead-Bateson textiles as forms of power. Some textiles in the exhibit are valued for their magical powers derived from techniques of fabrication and contexts of use; other cloths are important for the stories that surround them as records of a period in Balinese history. An added layer of meaning is introduced as these fabrics are curated and exhibited in Western countries. This book reveals how the 'power' of Balinese textiles depends upon the efficacies attributed to these objects as they journey from fabrication and ritual use in their native context to curation and display in the West." -- PUBLISHERContext
This catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition Fabricating power with Balinese textiles held at Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 2017.Lexicon
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textile design--indonesia--bali island, textile fabrics--indonesia--bali islandLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Author
Urmila MohanPublisher
Bard Graduate CenterDate Published
2018ISBN
9781941792131LCCN
2017039246Notes
Length: 150General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Cloth and Balinese culture -- The Mead-Bateson collection in the AMNH -- Cloth in Balinese rites of passage -- Bali in the twentieth century -- Balinese exhibits in western museums.