Skirt-Cloth
19th century (made)
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This ceremonial cotton skirt-cloth (‘dodot’) was made on India’s Coromandel Coast. It is one of the examples that were found in Sumatra, where they were probably usually used as canopies and backdrops for ceremonial occasions rather than as clothing.
The complete cloth has a lozenge-shaped centre field with a grid- or patchwork-like pattern that contrasts with the more flowering character of the surround. Indian textile workers used a variety of techniques to create the design. Mordant-dyeing involves the use of a metallic salt to create a permanent dye from natural dyes. With the resist-dyeing technique, the pattern is created by preventing certain parts of the cloth from absorbing the dye.
The complete cloth has a lozenge-shaped centre field with a grid- or patchwork-like pattern that contrasts with the more flowering character of the surround. Indian textile workers used a variety of techniques to create the design. Mordant-dyeing involves the use of a metallic salt to create a permanent dye from natural dyes. With the resist-dyeing technique, the pattern is created by preventing certain parts of the cloth from absorbing the dye.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton painted mordant-dyed and resist-dyed |
| Brief description | Ceremonial skirt-cloth (detail). Coromandel Coast, for the Indonesian market, found in Sumatra; nineteenth century. Cotton painted mordant-dyed and resist-dyed. The complete cloth has alozeng-shaped centrefield, of which the grid- or patchwork-like pattern contrasts with the more flowering character of the surround. |
| Physical description | Ceremonial skirt-cloth (detail). Cotton painted mordant-dyed and resist-dyed. The complete cloth has a lozenge-shaped centrefield, of which the grid- or patchwork-like pattern contrasts with the more flowering character of the surround. Red floral pattern on blue ground |
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| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support |
| Production | made for the Indonesian market |
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| Summary | This ceremonial cotton skirt-cloth (‘dodot’) was made on India’s Coromandel Coast. It is one of the examples that were found in Sumatra, where they were probably usually used as canopies and backdrops for ceremonial occasions rather than as clothing. The complete cloth has a lozenge-shaped centre field with a grid- or patchwork-like pattern that contrasts with the more flowering character of the surround. Indian textile workers used a variety of techniques to create the design. Mordant-dyeing involves the use of a metallic salt to create a permanent dye from natural dyes. With the resist-dyeing technique, the pattern is created by preventing certain parts of the cloth from absorbing the dye. |
| Bibliographic reference | John Guy Woven Cargoes Indian Textiles in the East, Thames and Hudson, 1998, pl. 139. |
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| Accession number | IS.98-1993 |
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| Record created | May 3, 2000 |
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