Man's belt ikat woven with silk and cotton, Bali, Indonesia, 19th century.

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.

Given by Sir M.E. Sadler C.B., K.C.S.I. through the National Art Collections Fund

Note in the acquisiton register, "In a letter dated 27th June, 1921, Sir Michael Sadler wrote to Mr. Kendrick, Keeper of Textiles, as follows: "..I wonder whether you would care to have the Javanese Batiks and the Malayan warp-dyed fabrics as a gift to the Museum through the National Art Collections Fund? They were all collected by a Dutch lady for a Dutch Museum. But, owing to the war, she was marooned in Calcutta and I got the collection."

Given by Sir M.E. Sadler C.B., K.C.S.I. through the National Art Collections Fund . This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project.

R.P. 1921-4313

IM.284-1921