Sarong

Museum number:
18-1500
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21180001500
Alternate number:
94 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3562
Description:
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.
Donor:
Caroline Mytinger
Collection place:
Sumatra, Indonesia
Collector:
Caroline Mytinger
Materials:
Cotton (textile), Felt, Metal, and Mica (mineral)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sarongs
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
July 22, 1980
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 114.5 centimeters and length 58 centimeters
Images:
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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.

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