Hardback
November 1, 2020
9786162151637
English
384
324 color illus., 30 b&w illus., 4 maps
11.25 Inches (US)
8.75 Inches (US)
3.55 Pounds (US)
$85.00 USD, £54.00 GBP
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Textiles in Burman Culture

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.

Profusely 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.

About the Author

Sylvia Fraser-Lu is co-curator and coeditor of Buddhist Modern Art of Myanmar, the first stateside exhibition and catalog on this subject, at the Asian Society in New York.

Reviews

"A new work on Myanmar's textile culture by Sylvia Fraser-Lu, arguably the foremost specialist on the subject, is exciting news for scholars and collectors of Southeast Asian textiles alike."—Asian Textiles
Silkworm Books

9786162151637 : textiles-in-burman-culture-fraser-lu
Hardback
384 Pages
$85.00 USD

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