ISBN10: 9744800941, ISBN13: 9789744800947, [publisher: White Lotus, Bangkok] Softcover First Edition Textiles and Identity in Brunei Darussalam examines the role traditional textiles have played in modern Brunei Darussalam. Hand-woven textiles are an important part of Brunei traditional culture. The book examines the types of textiles and the roles that they have played in different situations, such as serving as signifiers of social status, wealth, and political prominence. The study focuses on how locally woven textiles have been used to express and construct identity, especially Brunei Malay identity and Brunei national identity. x, 132 pp., 74 colour and 2 b&w plates, 1 map. Size: 29 x 21 cm
[Trinity East, NL, Canada] [Publication Year: 2007]
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Bangkok : White Lotus, Date: 2007. Paperback. Good/no dj. 1.00. Wahsalfelah, Siti Norkhalbi Haji. This book examines the role of traditional hand-woven textiles in modern Brunei Darussalam. It examines the types of textiles and the roles that they have played in different situations, such as indicators of social status, wealth, and political prominence. The study focuses on how locally woven textiles have been used to express and construct identity, especially Brunei Malay identity and Brunei national identity. The book includes seventy-five color photographs. 2007. White Lotus ISBN 9744800941 9789744800947 [US]