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via the Borneo Post, 27 November 2022: Recent talk on Indonesian textiles in Kuching.
KUCHING (Nov 27): The importance of textile is as a repository of culture, said independent researcher, collector and private dealer of Asian and tribal art Thomas Murray.
He said whether people agree or disagree on whether patterns on a particular piece of textile carry meaning or not, the weaving of textiles such as the Iban ‘pua kumbu’ have meanings behind them.
“The fact is, weaving does have meaning – there’s no doubt about that.
Source: Textiles important as repository of culture, says researcher – Borneo Post Online
