Textiles - A Suggested Reading List

Following are some reading sources for additional information. If you have suggestions to add to this list, please let us know! Books available through Amazon.com are linked to the specific page where you can purchase the book.

Early Indonesian Textiles from 3 Island Cultures; 1989; Holmgren/Spertus

Fabric Traditions of Indonesia, 1984; Solyom, Bronwen and Garrett; Washington State University Press and The Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington; ISBN 0-87422-019-X

Handwoven Textiles of South-West Asia; 1990; Frazer-Lu

Rites of Passage: Textiles of the Indonesian Archipelago; 1979; Kahlenber

To Speak with Cloth: Studies in Indonesian Textiles, 1989; Gittinger, Mattiebelle, Editor; Museum of Cultural History, University of California, LA; ISBN 0-930741-18-8; Library of Congress 89-050052

Splendid Symbols: Textiles & Tradition in Indonesia; 1990 (1979); Gittinger, Oxford University Press; ISBN 0195889568

Textile Traditions of Indonesia; 1977; Kahlenberg

Textiles of the Indonesian Archipelago, 1973, Solyom, Garrett and Bronwen, Asian Studies at Hawaii #10, Asian Studies Program, University of Hawaii, The University Press of Hawaii, ISBN 0-8248-0268-3; Library of Congress: 72-97100

Textiles of Southeast Asia-Major Overview; 1990; Maxwell

Threads of Tradition: Textiles of Indonesia & Sarawak; 1979; Fischer

Traditional Indonesian Textiles; 1992; Gillow

The Transformative Power of Cloth in South East Asia; 1994; Milgram/Esterik

The World of Indonesian Textiles, 1981; Warming, Wanda and Gaworski, Michael; Kodansha International Ltd.; Harpers & Row; ISBN 0-87011-432-8