Sarong

Museum number:
18-1603
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21180001603
Accession number:
Acc.4289
Description:
Garment; wraparound; dark and light brown, beige, blue and black; overall repeating diagonal patterns including “parang” (sword) motifs; narrow, undyed strip along sewn edges; machine sewn two edges. “Kain pajang,” ankle length long cloth is more formal than a sarong (wraparound garment); worn by men and women. 102 x 233 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 18-1603, described as Garment; wraparound; dark and light brown, beige, blue and black; overall repeating diagonal patterns including “parang” (sword) motifs; narrow, undyed strip along sewn edges; machine sewn two edges. “Kain pajang,” ankle length long cloth is more formal than a sarong (wraparound garment); worn by men and women. 102 x 233 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sarong, accession number 18-1603, described as Garment; wraparound; dark and light brown, beige, blue and black; overall repeating diagonal patterns including “parang” (sword) motifs; narrow, undyed strip along sewn edges; machine sewn two edges. “Kain pajang,” ankle length long cloth is more formal than a sarong (wraparound garment); worn by men and women. 102 x 233 cm.

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