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Start Over Object name Sarong Object class Main garments for the lower body
Hearst Museum object titled Sarong, accession number 9-21206, described as Sarong. Skirt in 2 sections: 18cm W band undecorated brown cloth and 64 cm W band black cloth with decorations. Sections sewn together to form tube. Plain brown section consists of 1 long brown cloth and 1 short pink-brown cloth sewn together at longer piece’s warp ends. Outer selvedge/edge folded over along much of length, with some remaining stitching and multiple bits of black thread, as though it had been hemmed. Plain weave. Broader section has primarily black warp with brown and occasionally pink warp stripes ~ every 0.6cm, and black weft; lower half of section has 2 bands of supplementary weft patterning in repeating lozenge designs in pink, green, red, yellow, and off-white, and several sections in dark olive green. Each end of this patterning is bordered by narrow band of weft stripes. Plain weave ground, but slight grouping of warps into twos and irregular beating-down of wefts result in surface that in many places resembles twill. Fide Eric Crystal: Design next to hem is “coconut shoot”; other design is “betel nut”. 58.5cm (at top) to 65cm (at bottom) x 82 cm, as sewn.
Hearst Museum object titled Sarong, accession number 18-1735, described as sarong; Sumatran, Minangkabu, wedding songket (sarong); teal green, with wine and yellow decorative woven bands throughout. brocade woven panel in gold with floral motif, plus geometric brocade woven band in gold thread along one selvage. panel is (37cm x 76.5cm); border (7.5cm)
Hearst Museum object titled Sarong, accession number 18-434, described as Sarong; silver brocade on hand woven red cotton; "tumpul" design at both ends; geometric designs in between. Native name: "Kodek Balapak".
Hearst Museum object titled Sarong, accession number 10-273, described as Sarong (for womanâs dress); white cotton; blue, orange, plaid; varicolored embroidery; 204 x 33 inches.
Hearst Museum object titled Sarong, accession number 18-441, described as Sarong; unsewn; gold brocade on purple cotton; red warp, blue weft. Worn by women; not traditional color. Width 99 cm. Length 193 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Sarong, accession number 18-100, described as Sarong; tubular; cotton; metal-wrapped yarn; plain weave, brocaded; red, black, yellow plaid ground; gold geometric designs; 42 5/8 x 43 1/4 inches doubled.
Hearst Museum object titled Sarong, accession number 18-992, described as Sarong; batik designs on cotton; center design is two rows of “tumpals” facing each other (beige on black ground); on both sides of tumpal area is row of stylized birds; rest of sarong has large stylized insects (?) in black, blue and brown on beige ground; all over garment are fine brown dots; long end fragmented. Width 1.5 m. Length 2.4 m.
Hearst Museum object titled Sarong, accession number 18-1500, described as Sarong fragment; warp-face in blue, red, yellow and purple stripes with parallel strips of couched embroidery, metal sequins and mica chips; embroidery stitched with gold-wrapped threads and couched with barios colored threads; small bits of red felt and plainwoven cloth couched into geometric designs; some surface damage, loose threads, bug damage. Used on ceremonial occasions. "Stars and various geometric designs show influence from Indian 'patola' silks." 58 x 114.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Sarong, accession number 9-21204, described as Sarong. Butterfly motif. Consists of 3 pieces of cloth, each sewn at warp ends to form tube, then the tubes sewn together at selvedges to form long tube skirt. Upper section off-white balanced plain weave, undecorated. Middle section dark blue/black balanced plain weave, undecorated. Third, lower section has primarily dark-blue/black warp and dark-blue/black weft; outer 2 warps at each selvedge are orange-red. Selvedges have bands of warp stripes in off-white, pink, yellow, blue-green, orange, and purple; uper band of stripes is broader than lower band at edge of sarong. Stripes are warp-predominate. Between bands of stripes is a 13.5cm W band of closely-done embroidery with large off-white butterflies each edged in a single color, against a background of small geometric motifs, primarily diamonds, in off-white, yellow, orange, pink, purple, and blue-green. Embroidery bordered on one side by 2.5cm W band of off-white supplementary weft in repeating pattern, and undecorated area of weaving. Note many isolated short warp and weft floats, especially at upper selvedge, apparent errors rather than attempt at patterns. Perhaps warps were not held at even tension on loom - implying a beginning weaver -? ~96cm x ~60cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Sarong, accession number 18-419, described as Sarong; hand-loomed cotton plaid; green, red, blue. Worn as everyday garb by men. Length 117.5 cm.

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