5793696
9780195889284
Songket
by Selvanayagam, Grace I.
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- ISBN-13: 9780195889284
- ISBN: 0195889282
- Publication Date: 1990
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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SUMMARY
Songket, a rich luxurious ceremonial fabric woven at one time for the exclusive use of the local royalty, is today organized as a cottage industry in Eastern Malaysia that produces the fabric exclusively for use at weddings and state functions. In this pioneering study of songket, Selvanayagam provides a fascinating historical survey of the cloth, including its uses, weaving techniques, design structure, and offers a full description of the complex register of motifs and patterns ornamenting the surface.Selvanayagam, Grace I. is the author of 'Songket', published 1990 under ISBN 9780195889284 and ISBN 0195889282.
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