Sarong

Museum number:
18-438
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21180000438
Accession number:
Acc.2156
Description:
Sarong; silver brocade on maroon hand-loomed cotton; stylized butterflies, trees, etc. Sarong is made in âSongketâ technique, i.e. brocading with metallic thread, which is Sumatran-Malay, but motifs are modern; worn by women on very special occasions; e.g. at weddings, with wide sash which is almost covered by long blouse. Length 202 cm. Width 100.5 cm.
Donor:
Nancy Tanner and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Sumatra, Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Minangkabau
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sarongs
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Sarong, accession number 18-438, described as Sarong; silver brocade on maroon hand-loomed cotton; stylized butterflies, trees, etc. Sarong is made in âSongketâ technique, i.e. brocading with metallic thread, which is Sumatran-Malay, but motifs are modern; worn by women on very special occasions; e.g. at weddings, with wide sash which is almost covered by long blouse. Length 202 cm. Width 100.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sarong, accession number 18-438, described as Sarong; silver brocade on maroon hand-loomed cotton; stylized butterflies, trees, etc. Sarong is made in âSongketâ technique, i.e. brocading with metallic thread, which is Sumatran-Malay, but motifs are modern; worn by women on very special occasions; e.g. at weddings, with wide sash which is almost covered by long blouse. Length 202 cm. Width 100.5 cm.

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