Organizer: Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University

Type/Location: Hybrid / DeKalb, IL

Description:

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University (NIU) for a talk by Wan Juliana Emeih Binti Wahed, NIU Fulbright Visiting Scholar and Senior Lecturer at the College of Creative Arts, MARA University of Technology Sarawak Branch, Malaysia. In this lecture, Dr. Wahed will discuss the aesthetic design of Pua Kumbu, a traditional patterned multi-coloured ceremonial cotton clothing created and occasionally worn by the Iban people of Sarawak in Malaysia, West Kalimantan of Indonesia, and Brunei.

About the Speaker:

Wan Juliana Emeih Binti Wahed is a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at NIU and Senior Lecturer at the College of Creative Arts, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sarawak, Malaysia. Her current project is exploring the aesthetic design of Pua Kumbu with both qualitative and quantitative approaches.

Registration:

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