Bright pink sarong with wide horizontal and vertical bands of narrow pink, purple and green stripes, that overlap to create chequered areas.

Collection type: Object
Description: Bright pink sarong with wide horizontal and vertical bands of narrow pink, purple and green stripes, that overlap to create chequered areas.
Long description: The ends of the length of textile have been stitched together to form a tube of cloth. The first metallic gold coloured label is long and thin and has 'Best Quality' printed in red. The second is rectangular and has red and black print reading ' Tenun Asli. 72. Tanggung Tidak Luhtur. Kwaliteit Terjamin. TM. The third is round and printed in red is the number 72 in the middle, wrapped around which is 'Tjinta Madju. Toko No. 26722.' Three metallic gold coloured labels adhered to one side. [JP 4/4/2003]
Geographical reference: Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia; Java
Cultural groups: Javanese
Person: Field collector George Wood; Field collector Felicity Wood; PRM source George Wood; PRM source Felicity Wood
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1980
Date collected: 1980
Acquisition information: Donated: 2003
Materials and processes: Material Cotton Textile Plant, Material Paper Plant, Material Pigment, Process Woven, Process Stitched, Process Printed
Dimensions: Width 930 mm, Length 1240 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2003.69.44 Other numbers: J8