World Textiles and Textiles as Art

Books to enhance your understanding of textiles as an important art and culture touchpoint. In support of the Royal BC Museum's feature exhibit, Global Threads: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz, on from March 28, 2025 ­- September 28, 2025.

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Women's work : the first 20,000 years : women, cloth, and society in early times
Barber, E. J. W.
Paper Book
Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing clothing created from spun fibers. In Women's Work, archaeologist-linguist Elizabeth Wayland Barber "weaves the strands of mythology and literature, ethnology and documented history into a rich tapestry" (John Noble Wilford, New York...

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