Textiles for this World and Beyond: Treasures from Insular Southeast Asia Peter Lee Publisher: Asian Civilisations Museum

Publisher: Asian Civilisations Museum

ISBN: ‎ ‎9789073187122

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This comprehensive catalouge with explanations is for the “Weaving

continued to be produced for local use

Textiles for this World and Beyond: Treasures from Insular Southeast Asia Peter Lee Publisher: Asian Civilisations MuseumLong 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