The Changing Face of Malaysian Crafts Identity, Industry, and Ingenuity |
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| Author:
| Leigh, Barbara |
| Series title: | The ^AAsia Collection |
| ISBN: | 978-983-56-0049-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2003 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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This lavishly illustrated volume shows how items such as metalware, songket, batik, woodcarving, and kites have become part of Malaysia's cultural identity in the twentieth century. Author Barbara Leigh celebrates both the ingenuity of the practicing artisan and the technological advances in Malaysia's craft industry.
This lavishly illustrated volume shows how items such as metalware, songket, batik, woodcarving, and kites have become part of Malaysia's cultural identity in the twentieth century. Author Barbara Leigh celebrates both the ingenuity of the practicing artisan and the technological advances in Malaysia's craft industry.