BALINESE TEXTILES
Geringsing lubèng. Tenganan Pegeringsingan, presumably early 20th century. 168 x 119 cm., made by joining two widths of weaving. MEB lie 18003.
An old woman carrying sacred paraphernalia draped in geringsing at a temple ceremony. Karangasem, Asak,
BALINESE
TEXTILES
by Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin,
Marie-Louise Nabholz-Kartaschoff
& Urs Ramseyer
Published by Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
ISBN: 978-1-4629-0702-1 (ebook)
© 1991 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. and the Museum der Kulturen, Basel ALL RIGHTS RESERVED—No part of this book may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher.
Title of German edition: Textilien in Bali
Publisher: Eric M. Oey
Design and Production: Peter Ivey
English Translation: Dennis Q, Stephenson
Photographers:
B. Hauser-Schäublin—figures 1.1, 1.5, 1.7, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15; 2.5, 2.6; 3.10; 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, 7.13
Rio Helmi—pages iv, x-xi, xii-xiii U. Ramseyer—figures 3.7, 3.12; 5.10; 8.14
Peter Horner—jacket, pages ii-iii, ix; figures 1.2, 1.3, 1.8; 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.7, 2.11, 2.12; 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.8, 3.14, 3.15; 4.1, 4.2, 4.4; 5.1, 5.2, 5.5, 5.8, 5.9; 6.1; 7.1; 8.1, 8.4, 8.5, 8.11, 8.12, 8.15, 8.16; 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11, 9.12, 9.13, 9.14, 9.15
M.L. Nabholz-Kartaschoff—figures 1.4, 1.6, 1.9; 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.13; 3.5, 3.6, 3.13; 4.3; 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5; 7.14; 8.2, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10, 8.13
Barni Palm—figures 5.3, 5.4a-c, 5.6, 5.7, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 5.14
Illustrations:
B. Hauser-Schäublin—figures 2.14, 2.15 S. Gisin—figures 3.9, 3.11
Distributors:
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Printed in the Republic of Singapore
First printing 1991
Second printing 1997
Contents
Preface xiv
CHAPTER ONE
Textiles in Bali 1
• Origins 5
• Textiles as Semiotic Signs 8
CHAPTER TWO
