Educated at Monash University and the University of Melbourne, Dr. Robyn Maxwell is a curator in the
Department of Asian Art at the Australian National Gallery, Canberra. She has organized a number of exhibitions
and is published widely on Southeast Asian art. Dr. Matiebelle Gittinger is Research Associate at the Textile
Museum,Washington, D.C. and the author of numerous books and articles onSoutheast Asian textiles, including
the much-acclaimed Splendid Symbols: Textiles and Traditions in Indonesia.