Kain
1920-1930 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Kain (skirt cloth) of silk, single ikat (kain limar). Dark red ground, with weft ikat design suggesting a trellis (but not joined where the intersections would occur) enclosing stylised rosettes, etc. Designs in white, yellow, orange, magenta. Head section divided into bands, broad and narrow, of similar designs on a softer red ground, in orange, blue, green, white and black.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, weft ikat |
| Brief description | Kain (skirt cloth), woven silk, weft ikat, Kelantan, Malaysia, 1920-1930 |
| Physical description | Kain (skirt cloth) of silk, single ikat (kain limar). Dark red ground, with weft ikat design suggesting a trellis (but not joined where the intersections would occur) enclosing stylised rosettes, etc. Designs in white, yellow, orange, magenta. Head section divided into bands, broad and narrow, of similar designs on a softer red ground, in orange, blue, green, white and black. |
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| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1977/1947. |
| Production | Kelantan, Malaysia |
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| Accession number | IS.85-1977 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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