Iban or Sea Dayak Fabrics and their Patterns

A Descriptive Catalogue of the Iban Fabrics in the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Cambridge...

Alfred C. Haddon, Laura E. Start

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Cambridge University Press
14 April 2011

Art of indigenous peoples; Textile artworks; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections

Alfred C. Haddon began his study of these native fabrics and garments with the collection in the Sarawak museum, Kuching, of which many of the patterns had been identified. His own collection, supplemented by one purchased for him from Dr Charles Hose, is now in the Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. These sources, together with an examination of the cloths in the British Museum, formed the basis of this memoir, which was originally published by Cambridge University Press in 1936. This was the first time that the beautiful and intimate patterns of Iban textiles had been investigated and illustrated. Laura E. Start contributed a full technical description of the manufacture of the fabrics and provided all the drawings.

By: Alfred C. Haddon, Laura E. Start
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9780521183451
ISBN 10: 0521183456
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 14 April 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Prefaratory note; Introduction; 1. The Iban or the Sea Dayaks; 2. Iban costume; 3. The production of cloth; 4. The making of patterns other than warp-dyed; 5. Dyes; 6. Pua or blankets; 7. An analysis of the patterns; 8. General considerations; 9. Iban religion and its expression in decorative art; 10. Vocabulary of Iban words; Bibliography; Plates I-XXXV.