Bhutan:

Traditional Bhutanese Textiles  by Barbara Adams,  White Orchid Press, Bangkok  1984

From the Land of the Thunder Dragon- Textile Arts of Bhutan.
Diana Myers and Susan Bean, Peabody Essex Museum of Salem, MA  1995.
Out of print but available in Bhutan.

Costume and Ceremonial Textiles of Bhutan-  Diana K. Myers- Textile Museum Journal, 1987

Burma (Myanmar):

Textiles of the Hill Tribes of Burma
by Michael C. Howard, White Lotus, Bangkok

Cambodia:

Cambodian Textiles   by Gillian Green

Laos and Golden Triangle:

Lao-Tai Textiles
The Textiles of Xam Neua and Muang Phuan, by Patricia Cheesman
Including the symbolism and use of  textiles in traditional healing ceremonies.
Published and distributed by Studio Naenna, Chiang Mai:
www.studio-naenna.com

Peoples of the Golden Triangle   Six Tribes of Thailand, beautifully illustrated by Paul and Elaine Hudson.

TAEC-  Traditional Arts and Ethnology Center
Luang Prabang:  www.taeclaos.org

Indonesia:

Splendid Symbols- Textiles and Tradition in Indonesia, Mattiebelle Gittinger.

Contemporary Tie and Dye Textiles of Indonesia,  Kim Saunders

Threads of Life working with weaving communities throughout Indonesia:   www.threadsoflife.com

Ann Dunham’s (Obama’s mother) Batik Collection at Textile Museum in Washington DC:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111892135

Vietnam:

Textiles of the Central Highlands of VietNam  by Michael C. Howard and & Kim Be Howard, White Lotus, Thailand

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi
https://www.vme.org.vn/en

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