Sarong; warpface with plain weave with warp Ikat design; human figures, animals; geometric motifs; varicolor fringed. Man’s Ikat cotton wrap of two loom widths sewn together; motifs include stylized humans, crestaceans and horses. 49 x 98 inches (includes fringe)
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sarongs
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1971-1972 #113: City of Palo Alto (March 24, 1972–June 5, 1972), S1975-1976 #58: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Karen Nero (February 24, 1976–February 25, 1976), and S1978-1979 #26: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (November 29, 1978–February 22, 1979)