Enriching Iban Pua Kumbu
Weaving Tradition and Innovation in an Indigenous Society
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Product details:
- Edition number 2024
- Publisher Springer Nature Singapore
- Date of Publication 19 May 2026
- Number of Volumes 1 pieces, Book
- ISBN 9789819941322
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages300 pages
- Size 210x148 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations XXVII, 300 p. 25 illus., 10 illus. in color. Illustrations, black & white 700
Categories
Sociology in general, methodology, handbooks
Management, corporate management
Social economics
Gender studies
Further reading in the field of sociology
Cultural anthropology
Environmental protection
Environmental sciences in general
Sociology in general, methodology, handbooks (charity campaign)
Management, corporate management (charity campaign)
Social economics (charity campaign)
Gender studies (charity campaign)
Further reading in the field of sociology (charity campaign)
Cultural anthropology (charity campaign)
Environmental protection (charity campaign)
Environmental sciences in general (charity campaign)
Long description:
Textiles have been a highly valued part of many Indigenous societies across the world and over millennia. This pathbreaking book examines the large woven ceremonial cloths known as pua kumbu, long associated with the Iban people of the interior of Sarawak, Malaysia. In both scholarly and popular studies of these sacred cloths, the process of creating pua kumbu is identified explicitly with the women who weave them, using oral tradition for the passing on of designs and practice. Based on more than a decade of ethnographic fieldwork and collaborative engagement with a longhouse community, this study breaks new ground, both empirically and conceptually. It is framed around a number of key themes: the origins, symbolism and use of the cloths; the place of female weavers in Iban society; the creative tension between conservation, innovation and transformation; the significance of Indigenous knowledge for sustainable community development and empowerment; and the role of exhibitions of pua kumbu in reaching beyond the academic world. Enriching Iban Pua Kumbu is a valuable work for advanced students, researchers and general readers interested in the intersection of material culture, social status and community engagement, such as cultural anthropologists, archaeologists, economists, museum curators and historians.
Table of Contents:
List of Figures.- Abbreviations and Acronyms.- Preface and Acknowledgements.- Chapter 1: Introduction: Indigenous Knowledge and Community Experience.- Chapter 2: The Iban Pua Kumbu Weaving Tradition: Origins, Symbolism, Use.- Chapter 3: Social Stratification of the Women Weavers.- Chapter 4: Transforming the Weaving Tradition.- Chapter 5: Conservation of Intangible Knowledge.- Chapter 6: Taking Research and Community Engagement beyond the Academic.- Chapter 7: The Sustainability of Pua Kumbu Weaving: Production and Future Opportunities.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.- Glossary of Non-English Terms.- Bibliography.- Index.
