Product Description: This groundbreaking book documents the weaving traditions and textiles of one of Asia's most ethnically diverse areas, placing them in a regional context. Based on more than a decade of firsthand study in the field, the authors record the traditions of Miao, Yao, Buyi, Dong, Zhuang, Maonan, Dai and Li weavers from Guizhou to Hainan Island...read more

'The first four chapters of this book explain the forms and uses of tibetan furniture, the construction and decoration of the main types, and the history of some of the designs. The final, and largest, chapter prewsents selected examples with descriptions that expand on some of the themes from earlier chapters.'--introduction.