Ikat from Timor and Its Outer Islands : Insular and Interwoven.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoopen, Peter ten.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ikat--Indonesia--Design.

Ikat.

Textile fabrics--Indonesia--Design.

Textile fabrics.

Indonesia.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2022.

Summary:

This is the first study to focus on ikat of the Timor region from a technical perspective, including microscopy and design analysis of asymmetry, an understudied subject. Paradoxically this technical perspective highlights the human factor. Focused on the last century of the colonial period, we see the weaver's decisions in close-up, as if we are sitting next to her. This yields rich insights, not just in materiality, but also in the weavers' creativity. Asymm.

Contents:

Intro

preface

angles of investigation

1.1 Status quaestionis

1.2 The Austronesian ikat tradition

1.3 The field of study

1.4 Focus on older specimens

1.5 The Reference Set

Yarn and weave types

2.1 Fibres under the microscope

2.2 Varieties of plying

2.3 Introduction of machine-made thread

2.4 Weave varieties per region

2.5 Irregular weaves pose questions about motivation

distribution of shared motifs

3.1 Emblems of identity and connection

3.2 Motives for adopting 'foreign' motifs

3.3 Whose pattern is it anyway?

3.4 Motifs shared across the region under study

3.4.1 Linked hexagons

3.4.2 The Pictorial Strip, Rimanu

3.4.3 The Human figure, stand-alone

3.4.4 The Double-headed eagle

3.4.5 The Triangle-with-projections

3.4.6 The Eight-pointed star

3.4.7 The 'Breast beam' motif

3.4.8 The Keu motif

Asymmetry - in defiance of ikat's technical diktat

4.1 Techniques to achieve asymmetry

4.2 Sought complexity: asymmetry as costly signal

Ikat in its social context

Conclusion: technical research highlights female talents

Abstract

Acknowledgements

CURRICULUM VITAE

Pronunciation Guide

Colophon

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

Lege pagina

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Other Format:

Print version: Ten Hoopen, Peter Ikat from Timor and Its Outer Islands

ISBN:

946428014X

9789464280142

OCLC:

1319224642

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.