Textiles in Indian Ocean societies /

Textiles in Indian Ocean societies / edited by Ruth Barnes. - London ; New York : Routledge Curzon, 2005. - 1 online resource (xiv, 198 pages) : illustrations - Indian Ocean series ; [4] . - Indian Ocean series ; 4. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-180) and index.

Rome and India : early Indian cotton textiles from Berenike, Red Sea coast of Egypt / John Peter Wild and Felicity Wild -- Far-flung fabrics -- Indian textiles in ancient maritime trade / Himanshu Prabha Ray -- 'Portuguese' carpets from Khorasan, Persia / Steven Cohen -- Textile as commodity, dress as text : Swahili kanga and women's statements / David Parkin -- The kofia tradition of Zanzibar : the implicit and explicit discourses of men's head-dress in an Indian Ocean society / Zulfikar Hirji -- Ze mañeva aze : looking for patterns in Malagasy cloth / Sarah Fee -- Cosmopolitan tastes and indigenous designs -- virtual cloth in a Javanese candi / Mary-Louise Totton -- Textiles of Jambi (Sumatra) and the Indian Ocean trade / Fiona Kerlogue -- Moving between cultures : textiles as a source of innovation in Kedang, eastern Indonesia / Ruth Barnes.

This is the first dedicated book to concentrate on textiles as a major commodity, and primary indicator of status, wealth and identity in Indian Ocean regions.


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Textile fabrics--Social aspects--Indian Ocean Region--Congresses.
Textile fabrics--Economic aspects--Indian Ocean Region--Congresses.
Textile design--Indian Ocean Region--Congresses.
Textiles et tissus--Aspect social--Indien, Région de l'océan--Congrès.
Textiles et tissus--Aspect économique--Indien, Région de l'océan--Congrès.
Textiles et tissus--Dessins--Indien, Région de l'océan--Congrès.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Sales & Selling--General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Marketing--General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Commerce.
Commerce.
Textile design.
Textile fabrics--Economic aspects.
Textile fabrics--Social aspects.


Indian Ocean Region--Commerce--Congresses.
Indien, Région de l'océan--Commerce--Congrès.
Indian Ocean Region.


Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.

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