TEXTILES AND IDENTITY IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   Studies in the Material Cultures of Southeast Asia No. 11   By : Wahsalfelah, Siti Norkhalbi Haji   (Bangkok, 2007)   142 pp., 35 pp., illus. in col, 210 x 295 mm,, pbk  Weight  0.480 Kg   Code :  E22575     Price :  US$38.00 Order book click....
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Wahsalfelah, Siti Norkhalbi Haji; Textiles and Identity in Brunei Darussalam Textiles and Identity in Brunei Darussalam examines the role traditionasl textiles have played in modern Brunei Darus-salam. Hand-woven textiles are an important part of Brunei traditional culture. The book examines the types of textiles and the roles that they have played in different situations, such as serving as signifiers of social status, wealth, and political prominence. The study focuses on how locally woven textiles have been used to express and construct identity, especially Brunei Malay identity and Brunei national identity. The book includes 75 color photographs.