Author: Dale Carolyn Gluckman, Sarttarat Muddin, Piyanan Petcharaburanin. 2020. 320 pg. (English).
Publisher: Riverbooks
King Chulalongkorn of Thailand collected handmade batik pieces during his three visits to Indonesia. After his death in 1910, over 300 pieces were secured in a royal pavilion. This collection includes important documentation of batiks from West and Central Java created in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, featuring rare items from notable batik ateliers. This documentation is crucial for Indonesian batik researchers and was highlighted in a 2018 exhibition at the Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles, contributing significantly to the field of Indonesian batik treasury.
Author: Catalogue, 2016. 72 pg. (Chinese and English)
Publisher: China National Silk Museum, Hangzhou
A catalogue that accompanies the exhibition bearing the same name, displays a variety of antique silk textiles from various continents.
Author: John Gillow, 2016. 240 pg. (English)
Publisher: Thames and Hudson
African textiles encompass the handmade fabrics of the African continent, highlighting a variety of weaving techniques, loom types, materials, and dyes used in their creation. Additionally, the cultural context of African textiles is explored, considering the diverse influences of religion, culture, trade, tradition, fashion, and the evolving roles of women that shape these creations.
Author: Linda S. McIntosh, 2012. 304 pg. (English)
Publisher: Serindia Publications
The Tilleke and Gibbins Collection, owned by a Bangkok law firm since 1987, features museum-quality textiles from Southeast Asia. It highlights hand-woven and hand-adorned fabrics created by ethnic groups in Thailand and neighbouring countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Malaysia. The socio-political and economic connections among these cultures facilitated the exchange of textiles. This publication showcases 200 pieces from the collection.
Author: Judi Achjadi, Benny Gratha, 2016. 27pg. (English)
Publisher: Jakarta Textile Museum, TTASSEA, and Wastra Indonesia.
The catalogue provides a comprehensive overview of ASEAN traditional textiles, highlighting both the similarities and differences among the ten nations united in ASEAN.
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