Textiles from Borneo: The Iban, Kantu, Ketungau, and Mualang-2013.
The textile art from northern Borneo, made by the Iban, Kantu, Ketungau, and Mualang tribes, is highly distinctive and extraordinarily rich. In this remarkable book, more than 150 full-page brilliant color photographs of textiles from one of the world's outstanding private collections shed new light on this timeless tradition. The works are ceremonial textiles used in rites of passage-birth, marriage, death-dyed with natural colors and woven in traditional ikat techniques; many have never been published before. Clothing worn during those ceremonies is also represented. As unmistakable as it is colorful, this Southeast Asian textile tradition remains influential for contemporary textile artists and designers., -This richly-illustrated book brings together an unparalleled selection of textiles, collected over 30 years of journeys and research Ceremonial textiles play a central role in many Southeast Asian cultures. Particularly for the Iban and their neighbors Kantu, Ketungau and Mualang, weaving represents the major form of creative and artistic activity. This book brings together an unparalleled selection of such fabrics, collected by Heribert Amann over 30 years of journeys and research. Richly illustrated, it includes examples of most types of textile, showing an impressive sophistication and diversity of techniques and creativity. Photographs by famous German photographer, Hedda Morrison, illustrate the context and significance of these beautiful weavings.
The textile art from northern Borneo, made by the Iban, Kantu, Ketungau, and Mualang tribes, is highly distinctive and extraordinarily rich. In this remarkable book, more than 150 full-page brilliant color photographs of textiles from one of the world's outstanding private collections shed new light on this timeless tradition. The works are ceremonial textiles used in rites of passage-birth, marriage, death-dyed with natural colors and woven in traditional ikat techniques; many have never been published before. Clothing worn during those ceremonies is also represented. As unmistakable as it is colorful, this Southeast Asian textile tradition remains influential for contemporary textile artists and designers., -This richly-illustrated book brings together an unparalleled selection of textiles, collected over 30 years of journeys and research Ceremonial textiles play a central role in many Southeast Asian cultures. Particularly for the Iban and their neighbors Kantu, Ketungau and Mualang, weaving represents the major form of creative and artistic activity. This book brings together an unparalleled selection of such fabrics, collected by Heribert Amann over 30 years of journeys and research. Richly illustrated, it includes examples of most types of textile, showing an impressive sophistication and diversity of techniques and creativity. Photographs by famous German photographer, Hedda Morrison, illustrate the context and significance of these beautiful weavings.
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