The 2nd ASEAN Traditional Textiles Symposium

Dr. Susan Conway is a Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She was Adjunct Professor of Southeast Asian Studies at Parsons, New School University, New York. She has published numerous books on the Theravada Buddhist culture, arts and crafts of inland Southeast Asia, particularly north Thailand and the Shan States of Burma (Myanmar). She has contributed to books on textiles, art and archaeology for British Museum Press, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Denison Museum, Ohio and the James H.W. Thompson Foundation, Bangkok. She was curator of the highly acclaimed exhibition Power Dressing at the James H.W. Thompson Museum in Bangkok (2003). Her current research involves the material culture of Shan rituals. susanmconway@hotmail.com

Paper (pdf): Shan Dress and Textiles: Ancient Traditions, Modern Trends

Photos (13 megabytes, ppt): Shan Dress and Textiles: images

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