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.
English.
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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.
NK8889.83.A1 / T48 2004eb
381/.4567702864/091824
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.
English.
9780203688045 (Adobe e-reader format) 020368804X (Adobe e-reader format) 9780203644256 (e-book) 0203644255 (e-book) 9786610281275 6610281270 1280281278 9781280281273 (print ed.) (print ed.)
MYILIB_CUp
GBA3Z5445 bnb
Uk
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.
NK8889.83.A1 / T48 2004eb
381/.4567702864/091824