Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place:
Bali?
Creation Place:
Indonesia
Title:
Textile; belt. Indonesia
Date:
Collected 1930s
Materials:
handwoven
Materials:
supplementary weft
Materials:
"songket"
Materials:
silk?
Materials:
cotton
Materials:
metallic thread
Materials:
fabric
Dimensions:
111.5 cm by 7.0 cm
Current Location:
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address:
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID:
UCLA FMCH X74.362
Subject:
- handwoven supplementary weft "songket" silk? cotton metallic thread
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: Belt woven in the "songket" technique, or supplementary weft with metallic thread. Probably from Bali. Probably used for ceremonial dress or as part of a dance/drama costume.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/ft3j49n89 4

Textile; belt. Indonesia