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2003.69.51

Rectangular red cotton textile with multicoloured weft ikat design. [JP 14/5/2003]

2003.69.51

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Collection type
Object
Description
Rectangular red cotton textile with multicoloured weft ikat design. [JP 14/5/2003]
Geographical reference
Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
Bali Nusa Penida Singa Raja
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, Process Ikat Resist Dyed, Process Woven
Dimensions
Length x Width 1240 x 785 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2003.69.51 Other numbers: B6
Research and responses

Gittinger refers to this type of textile from Nusa Penida as 'kamben': 'The weavers and dyers of the island of Nusa Penida are some of the few in Indonesia who make cotton weft ikat (normally weft ikat is paired with silk yarns, and cotton with warp ikat). .. these sombre cloths were held in great esteem by the Balinese, and were used as garments for royal audiences and temple decorations.' Source: Splendid Symbols: Textiles and Tradition in Indonesia, by Mattiebelle Gittinger, The Textile Museum, Washington: 1979. pp 144 - 145. [JP 2/5/2003]

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