The Changing Face of Malaysian Crafts: Identity, Industry, and Ingenuity (The ^AAsia Collection)
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ISBN 9789835600494
Book info: The Changing Face of Malaysian Crafts: Identity, Industry, and Ingenuity (The ^AAsia Collection) (Hardcover, 208 pages) – Oxford University Press, 2003. Language: English. 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...
Book info: The Changing Face of Malaysian Crafts: Identity, Industry, and Ingenuity (The ^AAsia Collection) (Hardcover, 208 pages) – Oxford University Press, 2003. Language: English.
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.