Textile Society of America
Date of this Version
1994
Citation
Contact, Crossover, Continuity: Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Symposium of the Textile Society of America, September 22–24, 1994 (Los Angeles, CA: Textile Society of America, Inc., 1995).
Abstract
Preface 7
Contact, Crossover, Continuity: Fiber and Garment
Featured Paper: Ancient Near Eastern Fibers and the Reshaping of European Clothing Elizabeth J. W. Barber 9
Wreath and Cap to Veil and Apron: American Modification of a Slavic Ritual Patricia Williams 19
Panel: Textile Transformations and Cultural Continuities in West Africa
Akwete-Igbo Weavers as Entrepreneurs and Innovators at the Turn of the Century Lisa Aronson 31
What’s in a Name: The Domestication of Factory Produced Wax Textiles in Cote d’Ivoire Kathleen E. Bickford 39
Technology and Change: The Incorporation of Synthetic Dye Techniques in Abeokuta, Southwestern Nigeria Judith Byfield 45
The Transformation of Men into Masquerades and Indian Madras into Masquerade Cloth in Buguma, Nigeria Elisha P. Renne and Joanne B. Eicher 53
Discussant: Discussion of “Textile Transformations and Cultural Continuities in West Africa” Christopher B. Steiner 63
Foreign Contact in the Pacific Rim
The Conversion of Chinese Court Robes into Japanese Festival Hangings Gloria Granz Gonick 67
Micronesian Textiles in Transition: The Woven Tol of Kosrae Ann Deegan and Ross Cordy 81
Bolong-Bolong and Tirtanadi: An Unknown Group of Balinese Textiles Marie-Louise Nabholz-Kartaschoff and Monika Palm-Nadolny 93
Green Labels with Golden Elephants: Western European Printed Cottons for Malaysia and Indonesia Frieda Sorber 105
Looking to the Past, Looking to the Future: Two Contemporary Approaches
Continuity of Culture: A Reenactor’s Goal Elizabeth McClure 117
The Influence of Computer Technologies on Contemporary Woven Fiber Art Cynthia Schira 127
Featured Paper: Contact, Crossover, Continuity: The Emergence and Development of the Two Basic Lace Techniques Santina Levey and Milton Sonday 139
Panel: New Meanings, Borrowed Forms: Flux and Influx in the Textile Traditions of Flores, Indonesia
Supplementary Weft on an “Ikat” Isle: The Weaving Communities of Northwestern Flores Roy W. Hamilton 147
The “Severed Shroud”: Local and Imported Textiles in the Mortuary Rites of an Indonesian People Penelope Graham 159
From the Ancestors or the Portuguese: Exotic Textiles in Flores and the Solor Archipelago (abstract only) Robyn Maxwell 167
Cloth as Marriage Gifts. Change in Exchange among the Lio of Flores Willemijn de Jong 169
Crossover: Motifs Transformed
Byzantine Influences along the Silk Route: Central Asian Silks Transformed Anna Maria Muthesius 181
The Pomegranate Pattern in Italian Renaissance Textiles: Origins and Influence Rosalia Bonito Fanelli 193
Ottoman Silks and Their Legacy (abstract only) Diane Mott 205
The Assimilation of European Designs into Twentieth Century Indian Saris Linda Lynton 207
Continuity: Influence of the Marketplace
Raphael’s Acts of the Apostles Tapestries: The Birth of the Tapestry Reproduction System Marjorie Durko Puryear 217
Market Effects on the Design and Construction of Carpets in the Milas Region of Southwestern Turkey, 1963–1993 Charlotte A. Jirousek 229
Traditional Techniques in New Settings
Featured Paper: Charmingly Quaint and Still Modern: The Paradox of Colonial Revival Needlework in America, 1875–1940 Beverly Gordon 241
From Bohemian to Bourgeois: American Batik in the Early Twentieth Century Nicola J. Shilliam 253
New Twist on Shibori: How an Old Tradition Survives in the New World When Japanese Wooden Poles are Replaced by American PVC Pipes Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada 265
Video: Paj Ntaub: Textile Techniques of the Hmong (video script) Joyce Smith 271
Panel: Fashioning Identity: Appropriation and Creativity in Pre-Columbian and Contemporary Andean Cloth
Anni Albers: Pre-Columbian Resonances, The Significance of Pre-Columbian Art in Her Textiles and Writings Virginia Gardner Troy 281
Ancient Andean Headgear: Medium and Measure of Cultural Identity Niki R. Clark and Amy Oakland Rodman 293
Paracas Cavernas, Paracas Necropolis, and Ocucaje: Looking at Appropriation and Identity with Only Material Remains Ann Peters 305
Dressing the Part: Indigenous Costume as Political and Cultural Discourse in Peru Katharine E. Seibold 319
Ethnic Artists and the Appropriation of Fashion: Embroidery and Identity in the Colca Valley, Peru Blenda Femenias 331
(Re-)Fashioning Identity: Late Twentieth-Century Transformations in Dress and Society in Bolivia Elayne Zorn 343
Appendix: Roster of Participants at the 1994 Symposium 355
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