Detail View: Museum and the Online Archive of California: Textile; sarong; woman's clothing. Indonesia

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.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Notes: 
Kahn Majlis, Brigitte. 1984. INDONESISCHE TEXTILIEN: WEGE ZU GOTTERN UND AHNEN. Cologne, Germany, Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum.
Collection Description: 
METS ID: 
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