Nini Towok's Spinning Wheel: Cloth and the Cycle of Life in Kerek, Java
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In 1976 Dutch textile specialist Rens Heringa first visited Kerek in rural East Java and discovered a region where--unlike the rest of Java--the full range of textiles with woven patterning, as well as the only batik still made on handwoven cotton cloth, continued to be produced for local use.
Each type of cloth made in Kerek is created for a specific purpose--to be worn by a person of a particular age, social, or residential group; to serve...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0977834425
ISBN13:9780977834426
Release Date:August 2010
Publisher:University of Washington Press
Length:92 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 9.0" x 11.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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