Eclectic collecting
Subtitle: art from Burma in the Denison Museum
By: edited by Alexandra Green.
Contributors: Green, Alexandra.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Honolulu
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780824833114
Subjects: Denison Museum -- Catalogs; Textile fabrics -- Burma -- Catalogs; Textile fabrics -- Ohio -- Granville -- Catalogs
Genres: Catalogs.
Other titles: Art from Burma in the Denison Museum
Description: "This catalogue of the Denison Museum collection discusses theoretical approaches to the study of textiles, and examines in some depth the production and use of textiles by the Karenic, Chin, Kachin, Lahu, and Tai, and Wa minority groups, as well as ethnic Burmans, within the context of their histories and cultures. Vibrant photographs illustrate the distinctive designs characteristic of each population group and the production techniques they use." "The volume also examines lacquerware and Buddha images. In decorating their wares, lacquer producers in Burma use a number of distinctive techniques that are different from those found in East Asia."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Editor's note; title: Acknowledgements; title: Maps; title: 1. The formation of the collection / Alexandra Green; title: 2. Karenic textiles / Sandra Dudley; title: 3. Chin textiles / Barbara G. Fraser and David W. Fraser; title: 4. Kachin textiles / Mandy Sadan; title: 5. An introduction to Lahu textiles / Lisa Morrisette; title: 6. A Lahu textile analysis / Teena Jennings-Rentenaar; title: 7. Tai and Wa textiles / Susan Conway; title: 8. Burman textiles / Sylvia Fraser-Lu; title: 9. Lacquer / Sylvia Fraser-Lu; title: 10. Buddha images / Alexandra Green; title: Glossary; title: Bibliography; title: Contributors; title: Index.