Five Centuries of Indonesian Textiles Exhibition these works were rediscovered in

these works were rediscovered in 1972 in storage at the American Museum of Natural History

Approximately 70 works of textiles including three works from the Democratic Republic of East Timur along with raw cotton and hand spun cotton were exhibited

Dust Jacket condition: New

This comprehensive catalouge with explanations is for the “The Islands of Cotton: Textiles in Indonesia  from The Eiko Kusuma Collection” which were held at the Fukuoka Art Museum and The Shoto Museum of Art

The catalogue includes selections from this remarkable archive—making it one of the few surviving records of a now-vanished moment in Balinese cultural history

Five Centuries of Indonesian Textiles Exhibition these works were rediscovered inIncluding many rare and antique examples, this luxurious volume introduces readers to the intoxicating and complex beauty of Indonesian cloth. Since the 1970s Mary Hunt Kahlenberg has been building her collection of exquisite ceremonial garments and sacred textiles from throughout Indonesia's chain of tropical islands. Dating from the past five centuries and brought together here for the first time in book form, these woven and batiked hangings,