Hip Cloth
ca. 1900 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Female aristocrats in Ache wore a striped silk hip cloth over trousers as ceremonial clothing. They covered their crotches to abide by Muslim rules on propriety. The warp threads are resist-dyed to create the chevron patterns. This wrap ikat is typical of Acehnese silk textiles.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Warp-faced plain weave silk, warp ikat |
| Brief description | Woman's hip cloth (ija pinggang plang rusa) of warp-faced plain weave silk with warp ikat pattern, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, ca. 1900 |
| Physical description | Woman's hip cloth (ija pinggang plang rusa) of brown silk with warp ikat chevron pattern in the middle. |
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| Summary | Female aristocrats in Ache wore a striped silk hip cloth over trousers as ceremonial clothing. They covered their crotches to abide by Muslim rules on propriety. The warp threads are resist-dyed to create the chevron patterns. This wrap ikat is typical of Acehnese silk textiles. |
| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.61-1961 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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