Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place:
Indonesia
Creation Place:
Roti
Title:
Textile; selimut; man's hip or shoulder wrap. Indonesia
Materials:
handwoven
Materials:
warp ikat
Materials:
cotton
Materials:
fabric
Dimensions:
156.0 cm by 74.0 cm
Current Location:
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address:
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID:
UCLA FMCH X81.1500
Subject:
- floral "patola" "tumpal" "dula nggeo"
- handwoven warp ikat cotton fabric
Heading:
Content/Description
Notes:
REMARKS COMPILED IN 1987 BY ROY HAMILTON ON BASIS OF EXISTING RECORDS, EXAMINATION OF OBJECT, AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE: Probably a "selimut" or man's hip or shoulder wrap, although it is shorter than Rotinese "selimut" illustrated in the literature [Gittinger 1979:186]. Natural dyes; Morinda citrifolia for red overdyed with indigo for black. For discussions of Rotinese textiles, see Fox 1977:97-104 and Fox 1980:39-55. The motifs of Rotinese cloths identify the wearer by locality, class and status. This "selimut" has floral designs similar to the "dula nggeo" (="black motif") which identifies a noblewoman's cloth [Gittinger 1979:186]. Both this motif and the general layout of the pattern, including the "tumpal" border, show the influence of "patola" cloths traded to Indonesia from Gujerat in colonial times. For an illustration of Rotinese costume, see Gittinger 1979:184.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Notes:
Gittinger, Mattiebelle. 1979. SPLENDID SYMBOLS: TEXTILES AND TRADITIONS IN INDONESIA. Washington D.C., The Textile Museum.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/ft3w10057 q

Textile; selimut; man's hip or shoulder wrap. Indonesia