Five Centuries of Indonesian Textiles: The Mary Hunt Kahlenberg Collection

Five Centuries of Indonesian Textiles: The Mary Hunt Kahlenberg Collection
ISBN-10
3791350714
ISBN-13
9783791350714
Category
Textile fabrics
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Prestel Publishing
Authors
Ruth Barnes, Mary Hunt Kahlenberg

Description

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 500 years, they are brought together in this book.

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