Textile praxis : the case for Malaysian hand-woven songket

This research was prompted by a concern for the vulnerability of traditional pre-industrial handicrafts, namely the songket textiles of Malaysia. The songket textile has been woven for over two centuries in Southeast Asia, and its materiality represents cultural heritage, tradition, and national ide...

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Main Author: Stankard, Suzanne
Published: Royal College of Art 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.569075