Sarong; silver brocade on hand woven red cotton; "tumpul" design at both ends; geometric designs in between. Native name: "Kodek Balapak".
Donor:
Nancy Tanner and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Sumatra, Indonesia
Verbatim coll. place:
Indonesia; West Sumatra; Pandai Sikat, Minangkabau
Culture or time period:
Minangkabau
Collector:
Nancy Tanner and Rivai Sjarif
Collection date:
January 1966
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sarongs
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Accession date:
1966
Context of use:
Worn by women; usually worn by dancing girls in Adat (traditional) dance; usually sewn to simple white cloth to lengthen it; white cloth would be covered with red blouse. Made by women.