Living Cloth: Textiles and Society in Indonesia
Schedule
Thu, 25 Sep, 2025 at 05:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Yale Art Gallery | New Haven, CT
Taking as departure points several pieces in the Gallery’s exhibition Nusantara: Six Centuries of Indonesian Textiles, the lecture traverses the Indonesian archipelago, tracing historical developments and highlighting the extraordinary diversity and cultural dynamics embedded in textiles. From the headdresses of headhunters to the cosmological motifs adorning Sumatra’s ship cloths and the mythical creatures on a batik waist wrapper from Java, this journey through time reveals both unique creativity and the profound connections between textiles and the identities of so many Indonesian communities.
Generously sponsored by the Martin A. Ryerson Lectureship Fund. Offered in conjunction with the exhibition Nusantara.
Where is it happening?
Yale Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St,New Haven, Connecticut, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: