Indonesian textiles at the Tropenmuseum:

"The Tropenmuseum Amsterdam houses about 12,000 textile objects that were collected over a period of 160 years. The majority of the objects were amassed during the time that Indonesia was a Dutch colony, the former Netherlands-Indies. This study presents the collection and the stories of the ma...

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Main Authors: Hout, Itie C. van (Author), Wijs, Sonja (Author)
Corporate Author: Tropenmuseum (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Volendam, The Netherlands LM Publishers [2017]
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Summary:"The Tropenmuseum Amsterdam houses about 12,000 textile objects that were collected over a period of 160 years. The majority of the objects were amassed during the time that Indonesia was a Dutch colony, the former Netherlands-Indies. This study presents the collection and the stories of the makers and users of the fabrics as well as those of the collectors who brought them to the Netherlands, who have studied and exhibited them. The textiles originate from all over de archipelago, from Aceh on Sumatra, to Tinambar in the east. A small part of the collection was made in the Netherlands for artistic or commercial reasons."
Physical Description:231 Seiten Karte 27 cm
ISBN:9789460223907

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