Thread and Fire

Textiles and Jewellery from the Isles of Indonesia and Timor

Linda S. McIntosh

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English

River Swift
01 March 2020

Precious metal & precious stones: artworks & design; Textile artworks; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; History

'Thread and Fire - Textiles and Jewellery from the Isles of Indonesia and Timor' is a fascinating journey through the centuries-old trade networks that developed across a group of archipelagos along the equator. Of the 18,000 islands, more than 900 are permanently settled by over 360 ethnic groups, speaking 700 languages and dialects. For centuries this vast and rich environment favoured local and regional exchanges, and it was only later that people visited from afar. New connections integrated these archipelagos with the distant civilisations of continental Asia: first India, later China and from the 13th century onwards, the Islamic world. Finally, with the arrival of Europeans in the early 16th century, global trade and connections grew rapidly. Spices and forest & sea products were the focus of foreign interests, and textiles were the currency for their acquisition. These imported textiles, complemented with ornaments and jewellery, soon became part of the region's social fabric, indispensable items of gift and exchange, essential markers for the enactment of ceremonies, rites of passage and signifiers of rank and prestige.

'Thread and Fire' explores and illustrates these ancient connections and traditions through Indonesian and Timorese textiles, regalia and jewellery from the Francisco Capelo Collection, assembled over a 20-year period and now part of the permanent collection of Casa Asia-Colecao Francisco Capelo in Lisbon.

Linda S. McIntosh's text explores the historical links that have played such a potent role in these traditional island societies.

AUTHOR: The text by Linda S. McIntosh explores the historical links that have played such a potent role in these traditional island societies. She has written numerous articles and a book on Southeast Asian textile culture, and her academic background includes a multidisciplinary approach to the study of textiles, history, anthropology, linguistics and art history.

265 colour illustrations

By: Linda S. McIntosh
Imprint: River Swift
Country of Publication: Thailand
Dimensions: Height: 286mm, Width: 235mm,
Weight: 2.288kg
ISBN: 9786164510357
ISBN 10: 616451035X
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 01 March 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Introduction 7 Sumatra 15 Java 115 Bali 171 Sumbawa 207 Borneo 213 Sulawesi 235 Sumba to the Moluccas 249 Timor 307 Glossary 331 Bibliography 337 Index 339

The text by Linda S. McIntosh explores the historical links that have played such a potent role in these traditional island societies. She has written numerous articles and a book on Southeast Asian textile culture, and her academic background includes a multidisciplinary approach to the study of textiles, history, anthropology, linguistics and art history.