Selendang
late 19th century (made)
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Selendang (shoulder cloth) of silk, single ikat (type called kain limar). Purple field, with a repeating pattern, made by the weft-ikat process, of geometrical stars, lozenges, rosettes, etc., in white, magenta, dark red, orange, yellow and bluish-green. Broad at either end, with repeating geometrical motifs as follows: band of simple row of two different stylised rosettes, repeating alternately; band of 'tumpal' motif (triangles) alternately right way up and upside down; trellis section with stylised trees (?) enclosed in the spaces; colours of borders white, orange, blue, dark brown on a dark red ground. The sections are defined by narrow guard borders edged in green and orange.
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Materials and techniques | Woven silk, weft ikat |
Brief description | Selendang (shoulder cloth), woven silk, weft ikat, Kelantan, Malaysia, late 19th century |
Physical description | Selendang (shoulder cloth) of silk, single ikat (type called kain limar). Purple field, with a repeating pattern, made by the weft-ikat process, of geometrical stars, lozenges, rosettes, etc., in white, magenta, dark red, orange, yellow and bluish-green. Broad at either end, with repeating geometrical motifs as follows: band of simple row of two different stylised rosettes, repeating alternately; band of 'tumpal' motif (triangles) alternately right way up and upside down; trellis section with stylised trees (?) enclosed in the spaces; colours of borders white, orange, blue, dark brown on a dark red ground. The sections are defined by narrow guard borders edged in green and orange. |
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Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1977/1947. |
Production | Kelantan, Malaysia |
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Accession number | IS.81-1977 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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