The Art of Indonesian Textiles: The E.M. Bakwin Collection at the Art Institute of ChicagoThis beautiful Museum Studies showcases over seventy remarkable examples of Indonesian textile art, a recent gift to the Art Institute from the E. M. Bakwin Collection. The featured works—including batiks, ikats, and other textiles—represent the finest examples of Indonesia’s rich textile production. Brigitte Khan Majlis, Indonesian textile expert, explores these objects not only as works of art––stunning products of both individual creativity and a long aesthetic tradition––but also as important artifacts that illuminate the history, beliefs, and lives of the people who make and treasure them. |
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Bali Balinese batik batik tulis blue border Borneo CALIF CALIFORN center field Central Java ceremonial textiles Cirebon color cotton decorated display dodot dye bath embroidered examples fabric FIGURE gilt-metal gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton Holmgren and Spertus Iban Ibid Indian Indonesian Indonesian textiles island Javanese Khan Majlis 1984 Lampung Lampung area Lembata loom main warp fringe Maxwell Minangkabau Morinda citrifolia motifs Nabholz-Kartaschoff Ngada north coast ornamentation paired warps Palembang palepai Paminggir panels joined patola pattern sticks piece plain weave ritual rows SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO LIBRARIES sarongs satin stitches Shoulder Cloth Skirt Cloth kain songket South Sumatra stripes of cotton Sumba supplementary brocading wefts supplementary patterning wefts supplementary weft Surakarta tampan tapestry weave technique Timor traditional tumpal UNIVERSITY warp ikat warp resist dyed warp stripes warp threads warp-faced plain weave wayang weave with supplementary weavers weft ikat weft resist dyed weft threads weft-ribbed plain weave women worn woven Yogyakarta