Jacket with red cotton sleeves and front pieces. The back consists of traditional patterns in white and brown woven on dark brown background. Band of cotton embroidery round neck and partway down front. 6 European white buttons. [CW 12 6 98]

Collection type: Object
Description: Jacket with red cotton sleeves and front pieces. The back consists of traditional patterns in white and brown woven on dark brown background. Band of cotton embroidery round neck and partway down front. 6 European white buttons. [CW 12 6 98]
Geographical reference: Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia; Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia; Kalimantan Sarawak
Cultural groups: Orang Ulu; Iban
Person: Field collector Mrs Gocher; PRM source Ipswich Museum; PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1937
Date collected: By 1937
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes: Material Cotton Textile Plant, Process Woven, Process Embroidered, Process Appliqué
Dimensions: Length 680 mm back, Width 400 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1966.1.1268 Other numbers: 1937.53
Research and responses: Bands of coloured fabric appliqued at sleeve ends. The size and cut suggest a woman's jacket [OD 12/6/2001]

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