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2003.69.69

Brown, black and cream coloured textile made from hand-spun cotton. Covered with large abstract ikat motifs.

2003.69.69

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Collection type
Object
Description
Brown, black and cream coloured textile made from hand-spun cotton. Covered with large abstract ikat motifs.
Long description
Warp ikat technique. [JP 14/5/2003]
Geographical reference
Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
Sulawesi [Celebes] Central Toraja region Rongkong or Seko Mandi
Person
Field collector George Wood
Field collector Felicity Wood
PRM source George Wood
PRM source Felicity Wood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1981
Date collected
1981
Acquisition information
Donated: 2003
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Woven, Process Ikat Resist Dyed
Dimensions
Length x Width 1680 x 1360 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2003.69.69 Other numbers: SW10
Research and responses

Hand-spun cotton ‘blanket’ with patterns in ikat, a resist-dyeing process in which the warp or weft yarns are tie-dyed before weaving. Made in Toraja Region, Sulawesi, Indonesia, before 1981. Caption prepared by Julia Nicholson and Jeremy Coote on 8 July 2013.

Search terms: Textile, Furniture Dwelling, Blanket

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