Ikat Limar: The Ancient Malay Textile
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Norwani Md Nawawi
This book describes the ancient craft of creating a form of tie-dye weft yarns, known as ikat. Although the craft has died out in peninsular Malaysia, patterns and motifs that were common in ikat textiles still influence other textiles woven in Malaysia today. The final part of the book describes an attempt to revive the craft in Pahang based on current ikat practices in India, Indonesia and Thailand. New Hardback. First Edition. 188 pages with many illustrations of ikat products For further details please see the scanned contents page.
Weight: 1.3 kg Post free within Malaysia, but may incur additional charges when posted elsewhere
