Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place:
Bidayuh
Creation Place:
Borneo
Creation Place:
Malaysia
Creation Place:
Sarawak
Title:
Textile; woman's skirt. Malaysia
Materials:
handwoven
Materials:
warp ikat
Materials:
assembled
Materials:
cotton
Materials:
coins
Dimensions:
54.1 cm by 54.7 cm
Current Location:
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address:
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID:
UCLA FMCH X79.948A
Subject:
- geometric
- handwoven warp ikat assembled cotton coins
Heading:
Content/Description
Notes:
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.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/ft0d5n99c c

Textile; woman's skirt. Malaysia