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Woman's lower body wrapper (sarong)
Indonesian (Savunese)
Dutch colonial rule
1900–05
Object Place: Savu, Indonesia
Medium/Technique
Cotton, natural dyes; plain weave, discontinuous supplementary weft, warp yarn-resist dyed (ikat)
Dimensions
121 x 173 cm (47 5/8 x 68 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Frederick Brown Fund
Accession Number27.467
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionRust, blue-black (indigo) and natural ecru rectangular cotton cloth. The piece consists of two woven lengths hand-sewn together crosswise. The design, created by ikat technique, is made up of broad and narrow crosswise bands of geometric, abstract floral motifs. These are interspersed with narrow bands of discontinuous supplementary white weft yarns on a blue-black ground.
ProvenancePurchased by MFA on September 8, 1927
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art