Thread and Fire: Textiles and Jewellery from the Isles of Indonesia and Timor

by Linda S McIntosh

Features rare island artefactsCovers both Indonesian and Timorese textiles and jewelryThread and Fire is a fascinating journey through the centuries-old trade networks that developed across a group of archipelagos along the equator. Of the 18,000 islands, more than 900 are permanently settled by over 360 ethnic groups, speaking 700 languages and dialects. For centuries this vast and rich environment favored local and regional exchanges, and it was...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 616451035X
• ISBN13: 9786164510357
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: River Books
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 5.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.6" x 11.5"