Textiles and Clothing of Việt Nam: A History
Michael C. Howard, "Textiles and Clothing of Việt Nam: A History"
English | 2016 | ISBN: 1476663327 | PDF | pages: 226 | 220.2 mb
English | 2016 | ISBN: 1476663327 | PDF | pages: 226 | 220.2 mb
Việt Nam is the home of more than fifty ethnic minorities–such as the Cham and Thai–many of which have distinctive clothing and weaving traditions linked to antiquity. The tight-fitting tunic called ao dai, widely recognized as a national symbol, has its roots in the country's 2,000-year history of textiles.
Beginning with silk production in the Bronze Age cultures of the Red River, this book covers textiles in Việt Nam–including bark-cloth, kapok and hemp–through the centuries of Chinese rule in the north, a number of independent feudal societies and the brief period of French colonial rule.