Two islands, one thread

Two Islands, One Thread: Lombok and Bali textiles from the Michael Abbott Collections is the first major study ever produced on Lombok textiles and the first international study on Bali textiles to be published since 2015. The lavishly illustrated publication is the most extensive study of Indonesian textiles ever produced and brings together eighteen scholars and cultural practitioners from Indonesia, India, Australia, England, and the United States of America.

Their contributions explore the textiles of the two neighbouring islands of Lombok and Bali from diverse aspects, highlighting their spiritual and aesthetic significance as well as their role in the material culture and social history of Indonesia. The volume is co-edited by Dr James Bennett, who lives in Lombok, and the Balinese textile expert, I Made Rai Artha, together with Michael Abbott, AO, KC.

Writers included: Ahmad Sugeng, James Bennett, Lalu Hilman Afriandi, Dina Faisal, Khaerul Anwar, Salsabila Luqyana, Muchammadun, Bunyamin, Urmila Mohan, Lira Anindita Utami, Aditya Bayu Perdana, Tetsu Ito, Emily Collins, Michael Abbott, Philip Sykas, I Made Rai Artha, Bruce W. Carpenter, Ida Ayu Ngurah Puniari, I Bagus Wijna Bratanatyam.