{"product_id":"9789819941322","title":"Enriching Iban Pua Kumbu Weaving Tradition and Innovation in an Indigenous Society","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEnriching Iban Pua Kumbu\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWeaving Tradition and Innovation in an Indigenous Society\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWelyne Jeffrey Jehom\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTextiles have been a highly valued part of many Indigenous societies across the world and over millennia. This pathbreaking book examines the large woven ceremonial cloths known as \u003cem\u003epua kumbu\u003c\/em\u003e, long associated with the Iban people of the interior of Sarawak, Malaysia. In both scholarly and popular studies of these sacred cloths, the process of creating \u003cem\u003epua\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ekumbu\u003c\/em\u003e is identified explicitly with the women who weave them, using oral tradition for the passing on of designs and practice. Based on more than a decade of ethnographic fieldwork and collaborative engagement with a longhouse community, this study breaks new ground, both empirically and conceptually. It is framed around a number of key themes: the origins, symbolism and use of the cloths; the place of female weavers in Iban society; the creative tension between conservation, innovation and transformation; the significance of Indigenous knowledge for sustainable community development and empowerment; and the role of exhibitions of \u003cem\u003epua kumbu\u003c\/em\u003e in reaching beyond the academic world. \u003cem\u003eEnriching Iban\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ePua Kumbu\u003c\/em\u003e is a valuable work for advanced students, researchers and general readers interested in the intersection of material culture, social status and community engagement, such as cultural anthropologists, archaeologists, economists, museum curators and historians.\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWelyne Jeffrey Jehom\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology and the former head of the Centre of Malaysian Indigenous Studies, both at Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. Trained in the anthropology of development, her main research and teaching interests are in the fields of Indigenous knowledge and community development, women and empowerment, and material culture, with a focus on Sarawak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Singapore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819941322\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e300\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44373042135180,"sku":"9789819941322","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789819941322_417f1339-8f22-422a-90df-b3eddfd0f519.jpg?v=1781086780","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789819941322","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}