Detail View: Museum and the Online Archive of California: Textile; sekomandi; wall hanging; funeral shroud. Indonesia
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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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Indonesia
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Creation Place:
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Rongkong?
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Creation Place:
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South Sulawesi
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Creation Place:
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To Rokong?
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Creation Place:
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Toraja
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Title:
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Textile; sekomandi; wall hanging; funeral shroud. Indonesia
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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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cotton
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Materials:
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fabric
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Dimensions:
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333.0 cm by 68.5 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 X76.1845
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Subject:
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- sekong tumpal cross
- handwoven warp ikat cotton fabric
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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: One long ikat panel. Handspun(?) cotton. Natural dyes, probably including, morinda (red) and a mud dyeing process (brown). A cloth similar to X76.1851 is illustrated in Spertus & Holmgren 1977:58, identified as "sekomandi" The following information is from Gittinger 1979:206: "These textiles [Torajan ikats] were dyed and woven in the Rongkong and Karataun valleys, and traded to other Toraja groups for various uses. By their makers they are used as funeral shrouds, but elsewhere they are used as clothing or displayed as wall hangings at important funeral feasts." The following information from Crystal 1979:60 seems to relate more specifically to the style of X76.1845: "To the northeast [from central Torajaland] in Luwu regency lies the region known as Rongkong. From this area come the long, narrow ikats in black, rust and white which are used as ceremonial hut decorations during large Toraja funerals." The ethnic group in this area is known as To Rokong, a Torajan sub-group distinct from the better known Sa'dan Toraja who inhabit central Torajaland. "Sekong" is the name of the major motif, displaying four hooked arms [see Spertus & Holmgren 1977:54 &58.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:
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Notes:
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Spertus, Anita and Jeff Holmgran. 1977. "Celebes." In TEXTILE TRADITIONS OF INDONESIA, Mary Hunt Kahlenberg (ed.), Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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Collection Description:
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METS ID:
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ark:/13030/ft9m3nb6cg
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