Textiles in Burman culture /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Fraser-Lu, Sylvia, author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	Chiang Mai, Thailand : Silkworm Books, 2021
Description:	xv, 367 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Textile fabrics -- Burma. Textile fabrics -- Burma -- Themes, motives. Art, Burmese. Clothing and dress. Manners and customs. Textile crafts. Burma.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12680490

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ISBN:	9786162151637 6162151638
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-362) and index. In English.
Summary:	This pioneering work traces the history and evolution of the textiles of Myanmar (Burma) made and used by the Burman (Bama) ethnic majority. Written accessibly, it covers the importance of textiles in many contexts as well as changes and innovation brought about by trade and conflict with neighboring states, British colonization, postwar isolation, and recent "open-door" policies. In addition to visiting the major textile centers, Sylvia Fraser-Lu ventured into the more remote areas of the Burman heartland to garner information on lesser-known textiles and those made by minorities.0Profusely illustrated with on-site and archival photographs of weavers and heirloom textiles, as well as with diagrams and sketches, this book will be an important reference for textile scholars and art historians and for those interested in Burman culture.

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Summary:	Winner of the R.L. Shep Ethnic Textiles Book Award, sponsored by the Textile Society of America This pioneering work traces the history and evolution of the textiles of Myanmar (Burma) made and used by the Burman (Bama) ethnic majority. Written accessibly, it covers the importance of textiles in many contexts as well as changes and innovation brought about by trade and conflict with neighboring states, British colonization, postwar isolation, and recent "open-door" policies. In addition to visiting the major textile centers, Sylvia Fraser-Lu ventured into the more remote areas of the Burman heartland to garner information on lesser-known textiles and those made by minorities. Profusely illustrated with on-site and archival photographs of weavers and heirloom textiles, as well as with diagrams and sketches, this book will be an important reference for textile scholars and art historians and for those interested in Burman culture.
Physical Description:	xv, 367 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-362) and index.
ISBN:	9786162151637 6162151638