Table of Contents
List of Figures and TablesPrefaceIntroduction: Asian Handmade Textiles as Fashionable TraditionsAyami NakataniPart 1: Fashion Dynamics in TraditionChapter 1Ikat Patterns in Flores, Indonesia, and the Global Fashion TrajectoryWillemijn de JongChapter 2“New Style” of Ethnic Clothing: Dress between Tradition and Fashion among the Hmong in Yunnan, ChinaChie Miyawaki
Chapter 3The Pashmina Shawl: Continuity and Transformation from Ladakh to KashmirMonisha AhmedPart 2: Politics of Heritage and BeyondChapter 4Listing Cultures: Politics of Boundaries and Heritagization of Handwoven Textiles in IndonesiaAyami NakataniChapter 5Between Culture and Technology: “Theme” Saris and the Graphic Representation of Heritage in Tamil Nadu, IndiaAarti KawlraChapter 6“Heritagization” as a Double-edged Sword: The Dilemma of Nishijin Silk Weaving in Kyoto, JapanOkpyo MoonChapter 7Inheriting Weaving Knowledge in Depopulated Communities: Conservation of Wisteria Fiber Textiles in Kyoto, JapanMiwa KanetaniPart 3: Contested Valorization and the Role of MediatorsChapter 8Branding Tsumugi Kimono in Japan: Kimono Magazines as Mediators between Consumers and the “Mingei” MovementSeiko SugimotoChapter 9“Crafts” to “Art”: A Trajectory of Aboriginal Women’s Weavings in Arnhem Land, AustraliaSachiko KubotaChapter 10Translocal Ikat in Contemporary Bali, Indonesia: Imagining Heritage, Imagining Modernities in Ikat Production and MarketingSusan RodgersPart 4: Ambivalent Encounters with Global ConsumersChapter 11Embroidering Development: The Mutwa and Rann Utsav in Kutch, IndiaMichele A. HardyChapter 12Strategic Choices of Techniques: Dyed and Printed Textiles for Goddess Rituals in Gujarat, Western IndiaYoko UebaChapter 13 Patchworking in Tradition: The Trends of Fashionable Carpets from TurkeyUlara TamuraChapter 14What Do Handwoven Textiles Do? Constellation of Things and the Primal History among Non-Weaving People in Flores, Eastern IndonesiaEriko AokiIndexAbout the Contributors