Fink Voices of Weavers

Textile Cultures, Craftsmanship, and Identity in Contemporary Myanmar
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-8309-9273-8
Verlag: Waxmann Verlag GmbH
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 161 Seiten

The lives of weavers and their textile creations form the central subject in this monograph. It explores an understudied field of material culture studies in contemporary Myanmar. Textile cultures, craftsmanship and (national) identity are the core topoi of this work. Embedded in a century of shifting political and economic systems, the documented weaving cultures enhance our understanding of transformation processes on the local level. This book brings together current impulses of material culture studies and observations based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork data.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fink, Jella

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;Imprint;4
3;Acknowledgments;5
4;Contents;7
5;A Note on the Text;9
6;Introductory Remarks;11
7;1 Material Matters – Locating the Textile Cultures of Myanmar;15
7.1;Textile Culture and the International Material Culture Discourse;15
7.2;The Study of the Textile Cultures of Myanmar;19
7.3;Research Design, Methods & Analysis;23
8;2 Myanmar Transitions: Of Kingdoms, Colonial Rulers, Dictatorships and Democracy;30
8.1;The Foundations of Myanmar – A Retrospective Account;30
8.2;British Colonial Endeavors & Burma;33
8.3;Independence & A New Regime;34
8.4;History of the Peripheries – Kengtung as an Example for Ethnic Minority Regions;37
8.5;Current Political, Economic and Social Processes in Myanmar;40
9;3 The Lives and Crafts of Lun’t-aya Acheik Weavers in Amarapura and Sagaing;60
9.1;The History of Lun’t-aya Acheik Weaving;61
9.2;Lun’t-aya Acheik Weaving Mills of Sagaing and Amarapura;69
9.3;Weaving as a Business – Economic and Social Implications of Life as a Weaver;79
9.4;Mastering the Threads – A Technical Description;88
9.5;Summary of the Contemporary Lun’t-aya Acheik Weaving Culture;89
10;4 The Lives and Crafts of Handloom Weavers and Textile Artisans in and around Kengtung, Eastern Shan State;94
10.1;An Overview of Kengtung and the Ethnic Groups of the Area;102
10.2;The Ann Weaving Practices as Negotiations of Traditions and Innovations;103
10.3;The Female Entrepreneurs of the Palaung Community;114
10.4;The Akha Textile Manufactures between Traditionalism and Commercial Trade;118
10.5;Textile Material Cultures of the Akhö, Loi, Lahu Na, and Lahu Shi;128
10.6;The Contemporary Textile Cultures of the Ethnic Groups of the Kengtung Area in Summary;135
11;5 Conclusion: The Lives and Crafts of Weavers and Textile Manufacturers in Contemporary Myanmar;139
12;Publication Bibliography;145
13;List of Figures;155
14;Appendices;157
14.1;Appendix A: Timetable of Recent Historic Events;157
14.2;Appendix B: Diagram of Silk-related Professions in 1891;158
14.3;Appendix C: Overview of Referenced Languages;159
14.4;Appendix D: Alternate Spellings of Locations in Myanmar;161