Author: Emmanuel Perve,2011, second edition. 147pg. (English)
Publisher: Siam Book Planet, Chiang Mai, Thailand
This book is an essential resource that offers a comprehensive introduction to the diverse lifestyles of Thailand's six main minority groups: the Akha, Karen, Lahu, Lisu, Hmong, and Yao. It prominently features the Padong, a Karen subgroup that is frequently showcased on tourist trails. This booklet decisively conveys their customs and values, ensuring readers gain a deep understanding of these vibrant cultures.
Author: Ruth Barnes, 1988. 159pg. (English). Hard Cover. Photocopied version.
Publisher: E.J. Brill, Leiden, Netherlands
The work of Dr. Ruth Barnes is considered a foundational study in the field of Eastern Indonesian textiles, noted for its in-depth analysis based on fieldwork. Barnes provides detailed information on the textiles and their cultural significance, including an accurate understanding of the value placed on the precision of the Lamaholot weavings. This book is one of the first reference books on textiles of eastern islands in the Archipelago. It presents Ikat as textile decoration, preparation of cotton and dyeing, the loom, the Ikat process, and Ikat as costume. A book not to be missed by ethnographers, weavers, and collectors of Indonesian ikat weavings.
Author: Unknown, 2003. Photocopied version
Publisher: Museum Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta
Papers included in the Proceedings: Harry Darsono. (Fashion Artistry) Toeti Kakiailatu. (Outward Appearances as Symbol and Function.) Geneviève Duggan.(Sacred Weavings of the Island of Savu) Suwati Kartiwa. (Tradition of Nusantara Ikat Weaving.) Itie van Hout. (Time of the Weave of Life.) Hertini Adiwoso. (Symbols on some Indonesian textiles.) Herwig Zahorka. (The “Palang” design on ceremonial Indonesian Textiles and its cultural Historic Background), represented with archeological monuments – and the purpose to use those penis inserts until today. Bayu Niti Permana. )Textile Collection in Museum Conservation aspects, in storage & display.) Filomena Reiss. (Rare and New Textiles of the orang Baduy.) Marianne Hulsbosch. (The Influences and meaning of traditional Christian dress in Religious context.) Krista Knirck Bumke. (Languages of Patterns.)
Author: Unknown. 2003. 120pg. (Japanese and English)
Publisher: Fukuoka Art Museum, the Shoto Museum of Art, Tokyo
This is a catalog of Indonesian Textiles from the Eiko Kusuma Collection held in the Fukuoka Art Museum and the Shoto Museum of Art in 2002.
Author: Loro Piano, 2011. 145pg. (English)
Publisher: SKIRA, Italy
The book features full-page images depicting the life cycle of the lotus flower, cultivated by the people of Lake Inle in Myanmar. The locals wait patiently until after the rainy season when the water level rises, allowing the lotus stems to grow even longer. From these stems, they create fibres that are used to produce their sacred shawls.
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