Sarong

Museum number:
18-992
Permalink:
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Description:
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.
Collection place:
Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sarongs
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.

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