Sarong

Museum number:
18-1604
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4289
Description:
Garment; wraparound, beige, red, blue, brown and dark brown; large floral bouquets with small flying birds over a background field of alternating diagonal bands in two motifs: “banji” (swastika) with flowers and “parang” (sword); floral border along lower edge. “Kain pajang,” ankle length long cloth is more formal than a sarong (wraparound garment); worn by men and women. 102.5 x 234 cm.
Donor:
Polly Blanchard
Collection place:
Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sarongs
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Sarong, accession number 18-1604, described as Garment; wraparound, beige, red, blue, brown and dark brown; large floral bouquets with small flying birds over a background field of alternating diagonal bands in two motifs: “banji” (swastika) with flowers and “parang” (sword); floral border along lower edge. “Kain pajang,” ankle length long cloth is more formal than a sarong (wraparound garment); worn by men and women. 102.5 x 234 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sarong, accession number 18-1604, described as Garment; wraparound, beige, red, blue, brown and dark brown; large floral bouquets with small flying birds over a background field of alternating diagonal bands in two motifs: “banji” (swastika) with flowers and “parang” (sword); floral border along lower edge. “Kain pajang,” ankle length long cloth is more formal than a sarong (wraparound garment); worn by men and women. 102.5 x 234 cm.

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