Sarong

Museum number:
18-1502
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
94 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3562
Description:
Sarong fragment; warp face cotton in indigo, red, yellow and purple stripes embellished with parallel strips of couched embroidery, metal sequins and mica chips; designs alternate floral motif with in geometric forms with row of anthropomorphic (?) shapes; embroidery stitched with gold-wrapped thread over cutout cardboard forms; couching with various colored threads; edging with stitching and sequins; some surface damage, loose threads, missing sequins and mica chips. Used on ceremonial occasions. "Stars and various geometric designs show influence from Indian 'patola' silks." 56 x 114.5 cm.
Donor:
Caroline Mytinger
Collection place:
Sumatra, Indonesia
Collector:
Caroline Mytinger
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
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 56 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Sarong, accession number 18-1502, described as Sarong fragment; warp face cotton in indigo, red, yellow and purple stripes embellished with parallel strips of couched embroidery, metal sequins and mica chips; designs alternate floral motif with in geometric forms with row of anthropomorphic (?) shapes; embroidery stitched with gold-wrapped thread over cutout cardboard forms; couching with various colored threads; edging with stitching and sequins; some surface damage, loose threads, missing sequins and mica chips. Used on ceremonial occasions. "Stars and various geometric designs show influence from Indian 'patola' silks." 56 x 114.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sarong, accession number 18-1502, described as Sarong fragment; warp face cotton in indigo, red, yellow and purple stripes embellished with parallel strips of couched embroidery, metal sequins and mica chips; designs alternate floral motif with in geometric forms with row of anthropomorphic (?) shapes; embroidery stitched with gold-wrapped thread over cutout cardboard forms; couching with various colored threads; edging with stitching and sequins; some surface damage, loose threads, missing sequins and mica chips. Used on ceremonial occasions. "Stars and various geometric designs show influence from Indian 'patola' silks." 56 x 114.5 cm.

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