West Asia Costumes

Book by Gibbon, Kate Fitz, Hale, Andrew

This new study presents striking parallels in both ethnic (non-European) and folk (European) traditional costumes and ornaments made with silver and glass. African ornaments include Zulu beads, Maghreb necklaces, the Oba's crown, and Massai headpieces. European ornaments extend from the Baltic to the Alps and from Russia, Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. Asian jewelry comes from the Fertile Crescent, the Silk Route, and the foothills of the Himalaya. Each example exquisitely displays a common se... [Read More]

Discusses the history of various costumes worn in India and Sri Lanka.

Over the past hundred years, “chintz” has come to mean any floral printed furnishing fabric, usually made of cotton, and often glazed. Its origins as a hand-drawn and dyed fabric from India are often forgotten, but it is with these rare earlier chintzes that this book is concerned. This stunning album explores in detail the background and development of this beautiful technique and looks at the use of chintz in Europe from the early seventeenth century to the mid-nineteenth century, first as ... [Read More]

Guizhou, isolated from the rest of the world for centuries by its mountainous terrain, remains one of China's most isolated and unspoiled provinces. Its beckoning treasures include Asia's biggest waterfall, China's largest limestone cave, areas of pri

Records traditions of peoples in the Islands of the Pacific

This book shows many costumes from the East with drawings showing the construction and color photos of examples.

====== Size chart: ====== Small (Chest 86cm/33.86inch, Waist 66cm/25.98inch) Medium(Chest 90cm/35.43inch, Waist 70cm/27.56inch) Large (Chest 94cm/37.0inch, Waist 74cm/29.13inch) X-Large (Chest 98cm/38.58inch, Waist 78cm/30.71inch)

From Nightmare before Christmas, harlequin demon, as a stylized pop vinyl from Funko! figure stands 3 3/4 inches and comes in a window display box. Check out the other Nightmare before Christmas figures from Funko! collect them all!

This pin is in the Shape of the Southwest Asia Campaign Medal. Show your support for the troops who participated in the Southwest Asia Campaign by wearing this pin! Great for lapels, jackets, vests, hats, and more!