Indonesian Textiles at the Tropenmuseum Art the collection as a whole

the collection as a whole has been considerably enlarged through purchase and also through generous donation by well wishers

Kristal Hale

and a consistent theme running through his work is of people in contexts of work and play

but who never take more than necessary to survive

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Indonesian Textiles at the Tropenmuseum Art the collection as a wholeThe Tropenmuseum Amsterdam houses about 20,000 textile objects that were collected over a period of 160 years. The majority 12,000 textiles and weaving tools were amassed in the Indonesian archipelago while it was a Dutch colony, the former Netherlands East Indies. This study presents the collection and the stories of the makers and users of the fabrics as well as those of the Dutch government, the collectors who brought them to the Netherlands, and