Textile
before 1985 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Cotton cloth consisting of two pieces of woven cotton sewn together along the warp selvedge. The join is masked by embroidery. Each section consists of warp bands in variations of red, blue and yellow in alternating narrow stripes, and of solid brown bands. Mirrors are set in brown bands and with other embroidery mainly in red bands. Additional embroidery is similar to Batak work. The weft designs are embroidered and couched.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered cotton, set with mirrors |
| Brief description | Embroidered cotton cloth, Bengkulu, Indonesia, before 1985 |
| Physical description | Cotton cloth consisting of two pieces of woven cotton sewn together along the warp selvedge. The join is masked by embroidery. Each section consists of warp bands in variations of red, blue and yellow in alternating narrow stripes, and of solid brown bands. Mirrors are set in brown bands and with other embroidery mainly in red bands. Additional embroidery is similar to Batak work. The weft designs are embroidered and couched. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs L. Ryan |
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| Accession number | IS.38-1985 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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