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National and International Publications on SEA Textiles

ASIAN TEXTILES EXHIBITION “Shared Roots, Diverse Growth; Celebrating Asia’s textiles Traditions” – Catalogue

Author: Judi Achjadi, Benny Gratha, 2018. 58pg. (English)
Publisher: Museum Seni, Wastra Indonesia & Toraja Melo

The exhibition and catalogue were expertly produced for the ASIAN Games 2018 in Indonesia. The catalogue clearly highlights a range of essential Asian embellishing and weaving techniques, such as Batik, Tie-Dye, Shibori, Ikat, and Embroidery, with striking images of representative textiles from various countries.

AUSPICIOUS DESIGNS, Batik for Peranakan Altars

Author: Peter Lee et al, 2015. 139 pg. (English)
Publisher: Asian Civilization Museum, Singapore

Auspicious Designs is a catalogue on the Tokwi, or Chinese altar cloths, made using various materials and techniques, such as silk and cotton, embellished with embroidery and using batik techniques. The book focuses on 72 altar cloths donated to the Peranakan Museum in Singapore. Peter Lee, an authority on Peranakan textiles, and many other textile experts contribute their knowledge in various essays.

Art Nouveau in Nederlands Indië. Indo-Europese Batiks van de Veronica Warners Collectie (1850-1950)

Author: Kees de Ruiter. 2023. 328 pg. (in Dutch).
Publisher: LM Publisher, Volendam, Nederland.

Kees de Ruiter dedicates the book to his grandmother, Veronica Warners who collected batiks while living in the Indies. Many of the Indo-European batiks in the collection are influenced by Art Nouveau, an art style prominent around the turn of the century. A selection of approximately 150 cloths is depicted in large format, in which the motifs, patterns, and symbolism of the sarongs are extensively explained.

BALINESE TEXTILES: For Gods and People. From the Collection of Krzysztof Musial.

Author: Maria Wronska-Friend. 2015. 135 pg. (in English and Polish)
Publisher: Central Museum of Textiles, Lodz, Poland.

The book is associated with a Balinese textile exhibition taking place in Łódź, sharing the same title.

BATHIK SEBAGAI BUSANA DALAM TATANAN DAN TUNTUNAN (Batik as Clothing in Order and Guidance in Life)

Author: KRT Kalinggo Honggopuro, 2002. 180pg, (Indonesian)
Publisher: Yayasan Peduli Keraton Surakarta-Hadiningrat

This book, written at the beginning of the millennium, underscores an urgent issue: the younger generation risks losing touch with Javanese culture and court arts unless immediate action is taken. The author has proactively documented the culture of the Surakarta Hadiningrat court, including the vital art of batik. We firmly recognize KRT Kalinggo's significant contributions that resulted in UNESCO's acknowledgment of batik as Indonesia's Intangible World Heritage in 2009.

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