Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place:
Indonesia
Creation Place:
Savu
Title:
Textile; sarong; woman's clothing. Indonesia
Date:
1900-1950
Materials:
handwoven
Materials:
warp ikat
Materials:
handspun cotton
Materials:
fabric
Dimensions:
144.8 cm by 53.3 cm
Current Location:
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address:
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID:
UCLA FMCH X83.875
Subject:
- handwoven warp ikat handspun 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: Consists of two panels sewn together warpwise; now opened flat but would once have been sewn closed into a tube sarong. Handspun(?) cotton. Natural dyes; indigo for blue and Morinda citrifolia for red. A typical Savunese woman's sarong. For a discussion of Savunese textiles, see Fox 1977a:97-100. A range of Savunese sarongs is illustrated in Majlis 1984:277-278. For a photo illustrating the manner of wearing a Savunese sarong, see Fox 1977b:121. Color and design features of woman's sarongs on Savu identify the moiety and subgroup of the wearer. This cloth probably represents the "Hubi Au" (="greater blossom") moeity [Fox 1977a:99 and Gittinger 1979:187]. Island of Sabu. From accompanying notes: 1st half of 20th Century.
Heading:
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Notes:
Kahn Majlis, Brigitte. 1984. INDONESISCHE TEXTILIEN: WEGE ZU GOTTERN UND AHNEN. Cologne, Germany, Rautenstrauch-Joest- Museum.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/ft1z09n78 4

Textile; sarong; woman's clothing. Indonesia