First cover of 'SONGKET. MALAYSIA'S WOVEN TREASURE.'

SONGKET. MALAYSIA'S WOVEN TREASURE.

Selvanayagam, Grace Inpam.

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224 pp.; 155 b/w illus. and 130 in colour, index, biblio.. Singapore, 1991. Hbk.

book nr. 1629                 € 60,00

In this study of songket, the author begins with a historical survey of songket weaving and then introduces the reader to the uses of the cloth, the techniques of production, the traditional design structure, and the complex register of motifs and patterns ornamenting the surface of the fabric.