Detail View: Museum and the Online Archive of California: Textile; woman's skirt. Malaysia
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Collection:
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Museum and the Online Archive of California
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Creation Place:
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Bidayuh
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Creation Place:
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Borneo
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Creation Place:
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Malaysia
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Creation Place:
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Sarawak
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Title:
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Textile; woman's skirt. Malaysia
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Materials:
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handwoven
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Materials:
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warp ikat
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Materials:
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assembled
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Materials:
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cotton
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Materials:
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coins
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Dimensions:
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54.1 cm by 54.7 cm
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Current Location:
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Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
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Address:
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Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
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Object ID:
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UCLA FMCH X79.948A
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Subject:
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- geometric
- handwoven warp ikat assembled cotton coins
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Heading:
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Content/Description
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Notes:
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REMARKS COMPILED IN 1987 BY ROY HAMILTON ON BASIS OF EXISTING RECORDS, EXAMINATION OF OBJECT, AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE: Woman's skirt; part of a ceremonial costume. Warp ikat panel with natural dyes. A band of commercial cotton cloth has been added at the waist. The hem is decorated with coins attached to a cord and a strip of commercial cotton cloth. The coins are mostly 10 cent pieces from the Straits Settlements issued 1918-1926. There are also some Sarawak coins dated 1900-1920 featuring the portrait of Rajah Brooke. Dealer states that piece is 60-100 years old.
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Collection Description:
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METS ID:
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ark:/13030/ft0d5n99cc
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