Description
Washington State University Press and The Museum of Art, Washington State University, Published 1990. Paperback, vii, 60 pp.; 31 cm; Second Printing (copyright 1984); illustrated with 72 figures in color and black-and-white, and map.
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Condition & notes
In Very Good condition. Glossy pictorial paper covers, textile detail on front and rear; two 1/4 inch tears along fore-edge of rear cover with creasing to edge between them, light bumping and creasing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Catalogue of the exhibition at The Museum of Art, Washington State University (November 6 to December 16, 1984) and Bellevue Art Museum (March 9 to May 5, 1985), with essay, glossary and cataloguing by the Solyoms as guest curators. Arranged by material and technique rather than island by island: bark-cloth, plaitwork, beadwork, warp ikat, trade silks, Lampung ship cloths, batik and ceremonial skirts. Captions give region, technique, date, dimensions and collection. Lenders include Seattle Art Museum, Henry Art Gallery and UCLA's Museum of Cultural History. Includes notes, and map with key to ethnic groups. Contents: The Traditions and Their Beginnings; Bark-cloth; Mats and Plaitwork Traditions; Beads and Shells: Echoes of an Ancient Trade; Warp Stripes and Warp Ikat; Exotic Silks and International Trade; Of Ships and Trees: Cotton Supplementary Weft Traditions; Cloth Painting and Batik Traditions; Traditional Techniques: Puzzles and Innovations; A Selection of Ceremonial Skirts; Notes; Glossary.