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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.
Ock Pop Tok– East meets West in Laos:
www.ockpoptok.com
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