Textiles for this World and Beyond: Treasures from Insular Southeast Asia Peter Lee Author: Mary-Louise Totton

Author: Mary-Louise Totton

This comprehensive catalouge with explanations is for the “Weaving

and drew upon techniques from Europe

Publisher: Hong Kong University Press

Textiles for this World and Beyond: Treasures from Insular Southeast Asia Peter Lee Author: Mary-Louise TottonLong before Islam and Christianity were established, the people who settled the islands of Southeast Asia had developed a philosophy for existence in a highly unpredictable world. Fundamental to these beliefs is the need for balance between ancestors, cosmic forces, and the spirits that govern sickness and death. The necessary equilibrium is maintained through adat, a system of ethnically distinct customs, and textiles are central to the proper