Detail View: Museum and the Online Archive of California: Textile; salendang; shawl or sash. 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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Minangkabau
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Creation Place:
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West Sumatra
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Title:
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Textile; salendang; shawl or sash. Indonesia
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Materials:
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handwoven
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Materials:
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supplementary weft
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Materials:
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"songket"
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Materials:
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silk
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Materials:
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metallic thread
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Materials:
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metal spirals
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Materials:
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fabric
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Dimensions:
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174.0 cm by 48.0 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 X70.105
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Subject:
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- handwoven supplementary weft "songket" silk metallic thread metal
spirals 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: This is the traditional Minangkabau "songket" "salendang". The "songket" technique involves the use of metallic-wrapped yarns in a supplementary weft weave, typically on a red or purple silk ground. "Salendang" are worn as accessories in a variety of ways, such as across the shoulders as a shawl or diagonally or vertically across the chest as a sash. They are part of traditional Minangkabau costume, especially for special occasions such as weddings. The fringe on this example is made of metal spirals applied to the ends of the cloth. This style of cloth, though smaller and somewhat simplified, continues to be produced in the village of Pandai Sikat near Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, to meet continuing demand for ceremonial dress (field notes, Roy Hamilton, 1981).REMARKS BY ANNE & JOHN SUMMERFIELD (1990): Salendangs such as this are worn on any ceremonial occasion. Motifs in the supplementary weft include: an end panel of diamond shapes that represent ceremonial cake ("saik galamai"), one band of diamonds formed by lines of X's ("barantai bugis" or a bugis chain), a band of triangles representing bamboo shoots and alternating with corn flowers; the center region is covered with the motif "sejamba", meaning ceremonial plate. The spring fringe hangs from a braid which is applied to the end of the cloth. This braid with fringe was probably imported from India.
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Collection Description:
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METS ID:
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ark:/13030/ft9f59p2v5
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