Sarong
18th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Woman's sarong (Lipa) or skirt cloth woven in white, yellow, green, pink and black cotton on a red cotton ground. Woven on a hand-loom (kain lurih). The design of the field consists of alternate white and yellow stripes. At one end is a wide kapala with the 'tumpal' ornament of two opposed rows of triangular 'teeth' interspersed with small squares for stars. The borders of the kapala have wide and narrow bands of contingent diamonds in yellow, white, green and pink.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton |
| Brief description | Woman's sarong (Lipa) or skirt cloth woven in cotton, Makassar, Indonesia, 18th century |
| Physical description | Woman's sarong (Lipa) or skirt cloth woven in white, yellow, green, pink and black cotton on a red cotton ground. Woven on a hand-loom (kain lurih). The design of the field consists of alternate white and yellow stripes. At one end is a wide kapala with the 'tumpal' ornament of two opposed rows of triangular 'teeth' interspersed with small squares for stars. The borders of the kapala have wide and narrow bands of contingent diamonds in yellow, white, green and pink. |
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| Credit line | Given by Sir M.E. Sadler C.B., K.C.S.I. through the National Art Collections Fund |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.288-1921 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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