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028			_aDonated by Prof. Romila Thapar
082			_a746 MAX
100			_aMaxwell, Robyn.
245			_aTextiles of South-East Asia _b: Tradition, Trade and Transformation. _c/Robyn Maxwell.
260			_a, New York _b: Oxford University Press _c, 1990.
300			_a432p. _c: 28cm.
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520			_aCreated from an extensive range of locally produced and imported raw materials, and designed using an astonishing number of techniques--including different types of applique, decorative weaving, tie-dying, batik, and embroidery--Southeast Asian textiles are used to fashion an extraordinary variety of objects, ranging from everyday clothing to sacred and ceremonial costumes. This authoritative study focuses on the interplay between indigenous Southeast Asian traditions and the external cultural forces that have been a crucial part of the historical development and changing nature of the region's textile traditions. Maxwell considers the various ways Southeast Asian textile artisans reacted to the new ideas and raw materials from outside regions. The social, cultural, and religious dimensions of this art, the factors that condition how people create textiles, the way these are used, and the meaning of motifs and symbol are explored in detail. Including examples of textiles--some in categories that have never before been published--this reference work is a valuable contribution to the field of ethnographic textiles."
650			_aTextiles
650			_aSoutheast Asia
650			_aTradition and Tranformation
700			_aRobyn Maxwell.
942			_cBOOK
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