Walk in Splendor: Ceremonial Dress and the Minangkabau (Ucla Fowler Museum of Cultural History Textile Series, No. 4)

Walk in Splendor: Ceremonial Dress and the Minangkabau (Ucla Fowler Museum of Cultural History Textile Series, No. 4)

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Embellished with incredibly sophisticated gold, silver, and silk patterning, the refined ceremonial textiles of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra are often so complicated that even a highly skilled weaver can complete only a few centimeters in a full day at her loom. Motif patterns woven into these exquisite cloths reflect the Minangkabau adat ñ the indigenous ideology that prescribes roles for all activities and speech. In this lavishly illustrated volume, 13 contributing authors--9 of them Minangkabau--consider ceremonial dress, motifs, fibers, patterning techniques, traditional architecture, ceremonies, jewelry, music, dance, literature, and historiography. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author
Anne and John Summerfield have curated three exhbitions on Minangkabau textiles. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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