Belt
19th century (made)
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Man's belt ikat woven with a silk weft and cotton warp. The cotton warp is red and the silk weft is dyed white, blue or red. The central design is formed by repetitions of a roughly diamond-shaped compartment with a rosette at each angle and a 12-armed floral star in the middle. Down each side runs a band of stalactite-like ornament.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Ikat woven silk and cotton |
| Brief description | Man's belt ikat woven with silk and cotton, Bali, Indonesia, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Man's belt ikat woven with a silk weft and cotton warp. The cotton warp is red and the silk weft is dyed white, blue or red. The central design is formed by repetitions of a roughly diamond-shaped compartment with a rosette at each angle and a 12-armed floral star in the middle. Down each side runs a band of stalactite-like ornament. |
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| Credit line | Given by Sir M.E. Sadler C.B., K.C.S.I. through the National Art Collections Fund |
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| Accession number | IM.284-1921 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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