1 option
Textiles in Burman culture / Sylvia Fraser-Lu.
Fine Arts Library NK8877.6.A1 F73 2021
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fraser-Lu, Sylvia, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Textile design--Burma.
- Textile design.
- Textile crafts--Burma.
- Textile crafts.
- Clothing and dress--Burma.
- Clothing and dress.
- Hand weaving--Burma.
- Hand weaving.
- Art, Burmese.
- Burma--Social life and customs.
- Burma.
- Manners and customs.
- Textile fabrics--Burma.
- Weaving--Burma.
- Local Subjects:
- Textile fabrics--Burma.
- Weaving--Burma.
- Burma--Social life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 367 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Chiang Mai, Thailand : Silkworm Books, 2021.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This pioneering work traces the history and evolution of the textiles of Myanmar (Burma) made and used by the Burman (Bama) ethnic majority. Written accessibly, it covers the importance of textiles in many contexts as well as changes and innovation brought about by trade and conflict with neighboring states, British colonization, postwar isolation, and recent "open-door" policies. In addition to visiting the major textile centers, Sylvia Fraser-Lu ventured into the more remote areas of the Burman heartland to garner information on lesser-known textiles and those made by minorities.0Profusely illustrated with on-site and archival photographs of weavers and heirloom textiles, as well as with diagrams and sketches, this book will be an important reference for textile scholars and art historians and for those interested in Burman culture.
- Contents:
- 1. Setting the Scene
- 2. Evolution of Cloth and Costume
- 3. Textiles in Daily Life
- 4. Fibers and Dyes
- 5. Looms and Patterning
- 6. Textiles and Buddhism
- 7. The Burman National Cloth
- 8. Embroidered Court Costumes
- 9. Embroidered Wall Hangings
- 10. Weaving Centers in the Burman Heartland
- 11. Textiles from the Periphery for the Burman Market
- 12. Continuity and Change.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786162151637
- 6162151638
- OCLC:
- 1230108683
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.