Walk in Splendor: Ceremonial Dress and the Minangkabau
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Book Overview
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 - the indigenous ideology that prescribes roles for all activities and speech. In this 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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0930741730
ISBN13:9780930741730
Release Date:January 1999
Publisher:University of Washington Press
Length:362 Pages
Weight:3.75 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 9.1" x 12.0"
Customer Reviews
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Beautiful and comprehensive
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
This is a coffeetable book about the Minangkabau of West Sumatra. Though the exhibition was about textiles, the book is more comprehensive with articles on history, architecture, food, literature, etc. by leading experts -- including a couple of Minangkabau academics (Usman and Anwar) who died as the book was going to press.The photos are excellent. Production is top-notch. And the price is substantially discounted since there are so many remaindered.The best introduction to the Minangkabau culture.
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