China
Culture
Costume
Implication of the Transformation of Chinese Ethnic Minority Dress
This video is about Dr. Joseph Lo's presentation at the "Dress and Cultural Identity" Forum in Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia on November 8th, 2019.
Performances
Impression West Lake
This video was taken during a performance on West Lake in Hangzhou, China in October 2014. Zhang Yimou - director; Kitaro - score. Zhang Liangying - Singer. Part of Southeast China tour led by Edric Ong after the 50th World Craft Council Celebration in Dongyang, China.
India
Culture
Textiles
Sari of India - Laila Tyabji's presentation on the "Sari of India" at the World Craft Council/World Eco-Fiber Textile International Forum "Dress and Cultural Identity" held in Kuching, East Malaysian Borneo, Nov 8-10, 2019.
Textiles
Bandhani of Kutch - This video documents the making of bandhani micro tie-dye textiles. Abdul Jabbar Khatri is a designer and master dyer whose family has been engaged in design, tying and dyeing for many generations. We follow A. Jabbar step by step as he creates a beautiful bandhani shawl. Also shown is A. Jabbar's clamp dye technique. There is a companion video showing the steps in producing a bandhani textile that you might produce yourself- https://youtu.be/DBbX6Wso1bY
Textiles
Traditional Indian Embroidery - Asif Shaikh's presentation at the "Dress and Cultural Identity" Forum in Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia November 8-10th, 2019.
Textiles
Revival of Traditional Indian Embroidery - This video is about Asif Shaikh’s Mission to revive and preserve India's traditional embroidery heritage.
Textiles
Indian Ikat Textiles - This video is Bina Rao's presentation at the International Ikat Textile Symposium in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, on 2 December, 2017
Textiles
Clamp Dye Technique - Abdul Jabbar Khatri demonstrates Clamp Dyeing in Bhuj November 2011
Textiles
Block Printing at Creative Bee - Bina and Kesav Rao demonstrate natural dyeing and block printing at the Creative Bee farm near Hyderabad, India
Textiles
Ajrakh Masterworks in the 21st Century - This video is about block printing in Ajrakhpur, Gujarat, India. It shows Dr. Ismail Mohammad Khatri and sons Sufiyan and Junaid as they progress through the many steps to produce traditional Ajrakh textile block prints
Indonesia
Culture
Textiles
Yogakarta Palace Dress Code - This video is about Her Royal Highness Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Bendoro's presentation at the "Dress and Cultural Identity" Forum in Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia November 8-10th, 2019. The forum was sponsored by the World Craft Cities Network, in conjunction with the Association of South East Asian Nations Handicraft and Development Association and the World Eco-Fiber and Textile Association.
Textiles
Baduy Code of Dress - This video is about Filomena Riess's presentation the at the "Dress and Cultural Identity" Forum in Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia on November 8th, 2019. The forum was sponsored by the World Craft Cities Network, in conjunction with the Association of South East Asian Nations Handicraft and Development Association and the World Eco-Fiber and Textile Association.
Japan
Culture
Costume
Kimono Culture of Japan - Naoko Matsuyama's presentation at the Worlds Craft Council Symposium "Dress and Identity" in Kuching, East Malaysian Borneo, November 8-11, 2019
Malaysia
Culture
Costume
Royal Attire of Nusantara - This video is about the presentation by John Ang at the "Dress and Cultural Identity" Forum in Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia on November 8th, 2019
Costume
Warrior’s Costume of Sarawak - This video is about the presentation by Dr. Valerie Mashman at the "Dress and Cultural Identity" Forum in Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia on November 8th, 2019
Costume
Sarong Style with Edric Ong - In this video Edric Ong shows you, step-by-step, how you can master the sarong's easy and comfortable style. Using his own sarong designs with three models, he demonstrates more than a dozen wrapping variations.
Costume
Sarawak Designers Showcase - This video is about the fashion show at the "Dress and Cultural Identity" Forum in Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia, November 8-10th, 2019.
Costume
Gala Fashion Show and Dinner - This video is about the "Dinner and Gala Fashion Show" at the "Dress and Cultural Identity" Forum in Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia on November 8-10th, 2019. The forum was sponsored by the World Craft Cities Network, in conjunction with the Association of South East Asian Nations Handicraft and Development Association and the World Eco-Fiber and Textile Association.
Textiles
Dream Weavers of Rumah Garie - This video documents the steps in the creation of pua kumbu - the Iban people's traditional and sacred ikat woven textile at the Rumah Garie longhouse in upriver Sarawak, the East Malaysian state on the Island of Borneo. Edric Ong narrates; the music is by Mathew Ngau Jau.
Basketry
Iban Bemban - This video is about the Bemban or Arrowroot plant, used in traditional plaiting of the Iban people of Sarawak, East Malaysian Borneo. It begins at the Rumah Maul Iban longhouse in the Undup District of Sarawak. It shows Ibu Ronin harvesting the plant, cutting the reed into strips, and then plaiting the strips into mats. The mats are then crafted into fashionable baskets and purses in the Kraftangan Malaysia workshop in Kuching, Sarawak, under the direction of artist Katherine Senia Jugi.
General Culture
Mathew Ngau Jau – Home in Long Semiyang - This video is about Mathew Ngau Jau, named a "Living Heritage "by the Malaysian Government for his mastery and promotion around the world of the sapeh music of the Kenyah people of Malaysian Borneo. In this video you will see the rue Mathew, home in his longhouse, jungles and rivers in remote Borneo, where he makes music with friends and family, fishes, and chases the wild boar.
South East Asia - Misc
Lua Costumes – Ethnic Austro-Asian Groups of Mainland SE Asia - Vithi Phanichphan presentation in Kuching, Nov, 2019
Taiwan
General Culture
Paiwan of Taiwan - This video is about Professor Yuh-Yao Wan's presentation the "Paiwan of Taiwan" at the "Dress and Cultural Identity" Forum in Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia on November 8th, 2019.
Asian Designers Fashion
Petronas Gallery Fashion Show 2015 - This video is of the Tree of Life Fashion Show at the Petronas Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov 4th, 2015. Nine designers from eight countries showed their new collections. The show was coordinated by Edric Ong.
Fashion Show and Dinner - This video is about the "Dinner and Gala Fashion Show" at the "Dress and Cultural Identity" Forum in Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia on November 8-10th, 2019. The forum was sponsored by the World Craft Cities Network, in conjunction with the Association of South East Asian Nations Handicraft and Development Association and the World Eco-Fiber and Textile Association.
Gala International Fashion Show at World Ikat Symposium 2017