Gift of the cotton maiden : textiles of Flores and the Solor Islands
Entry/Object ID
NK8880.H36 1994
Description
Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles.
Lexicon
Search Terms
hand weaving--indonesia, textile fabrics-indonesia
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalog
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Notes
Inscribed by author: "With best wishes."
Book Details
Author
Roy W. Hamilton, Ruth Barnes
Publisher
Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California
Place Published
City
Los Angeles, CA
Date Published
1994
Call No.
NK8880.H36
ISBN
930741382, 9780930741389
LCCN
94071658
Notes
Length: 288
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Part 1. Introduction / Roy W. Hamillton : Maps of Indonesia, Flores and the Solor Islands ; Behind the cloth: the history and culture of Flores ; The many roles of weaving and textiles ; Textile technology -- Part 2. Regional surveys : Manggarai Regency / Roy W. Hamilton ; Ngada Regency / Roy W. Hamilton ; Ende Regency / Roy W. Hamilton ; Sikka Regency / E.D. Lewis ; East Flores Regency / Ruth Barnes -- Part 3. Case studies : The curse of the cooked people: weaving in Northeastern Manggarai / Maribeth Erb ; Cloth production and changein a Lio village / Willemijn de Jong ; Vouchsafing fecundity in Eastern Flores: textiles and exchange in the rites of life / Penelope Graham ; Black and red, white and yellow: socio-cosmic ideas in Palu'é textiles / Michael P. Vischer.
