You are using an outdated browser and your browsing experience will not be optimal. Please update to the latest version of Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Install Microsoft Edge

December 12, 2018

Thai Textile Society Newsletter Recounts Walk and Talk Event at Tilleke & Gibbins’ Textile Collection

Subscribe to Updates
Thai Textile Society Newsletter Vol VI - Issue No. II

The Thai Textile Society has published a an article recounting a recent “Curator’s Walk and Talk” event, hosted by Tilleke & Gibbins’ Bangkok office, in the Fall 2018 edition of its newsletter.

The article provides a detailed account of the visit by 16 members of the society, which was guided by the collection’s curator, K. Wipawee Tiyawes. The tour covered a broad range of museum-quality pieces, including a selection of Tai and Tai Lue skirts, a non-traditional Northern Lao piece with some fascinating animal depictions, a selection of Vietnamese funerary skirts, and many other spectacular pieces from across Southeast Asia. The account of the tour is accompanied by striking photos of many of the key pieces that were viewed on the tour, as well as vivid descriptions of the key pieces. The article also covers the museum-like conditions in which the textiles are kept, in order to protect the almost 2,000 artefacts, kindly referred to as “a national treasure conserved in Thailand.”

The full article can be read at the link below, or at the Thai Textile Society’s website.

Location

RELATED INSIGHTS​ 

December 23, 2011
Dr. Linda S. McIntosh, consulting curator of the Tilleke & Gibbins Textile Collection, will lead a study trip to Ratchaburi Province on January 15, 2012. The excursion will provide participants with an opportunity to learn more about Tai Yuan textiles of Central Thailand by visiting a museum and weaving centers.
Read More
October 10, 2011
Dr. Linda S. McIntosh, Consulting Curator of the Tilleke & Gibbins Textile Collection, will present a program devoted to the topic of indigo on October 13, 2011. Natural indigo has historically been an important trade item, and its use has been documented throughout the world. The word indigo is derived from the Greek word indikon and Roman word indicum, referring to India, thought to the oldest center of indigo production.
Read More
August 4, 2011
The Tilleke & Gibbins Textile Collection accessioned a large shwe chi doe hanging (h 1.6 m x w 4.7 m) in 2010. Pre-World War II examples are rarely found in the market; thus, the purchase was a rare opportunity to acquire a type of textile absent from the collection. Existing examples are housed in private and major museum collections, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Australian National Gallery, the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and the Denison University of Ohio.
Read More
June 22, 2011
On July 21, 2011, the Tilleke & Gibbins Textile Collection will host a seminar on “Tai Ceremonial Textiles and their Uses.” Consulting Curator Dr. Linda S. McIntosh will discuss various types of textiles produced by Tai Yuan weavers originating from northern and central Thailand. The Tai Yuan is the most populous group of the Kingdom’s northern region, and Tai Yuan communities are found in numerous provinces, including Chiang Mai, Phrae, Lampang, Uttaradit, Saraburi, and Ratchaburi.
Read More