Accession No
2004.67
Description
Light brown woven cloth with geometrical rhombus shapes in the colours of red, neon blue, yellow, and orange on a light brown background with fringes at both ends.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Indonesia; Sulawesi; Tana Toraja
Period
Source
Bowmer, John [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2004.67; 13 [Bowmer Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Toraja
Material
Cotton; Cloth; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
315mm x 2500mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Brown woven cloth with geometric designs in brown, white, orange, yellow and green. The main motif is diamond shapes. Brown fringes at each end.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Other)
Bowmer's catalogue card reads: ‘Woven cloth 11 - 14 INDONESIA Sa’adaan, Toraja. Cloths woven in one village north of Rantepao. Designs similar to those from Bataks in N. Sumatra. Traditional designs from Toraja - red/white ikate from Rongkong and Galumpang from Mamasa area (W). Purchased Sa’adaan/Rantepao. 1976/7. +/- 2000 each.’
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Light brown woven cloth with geometrical rhombus shapes in the colours of red, neon blue, yellow, and orange on a light brown background with fringes at both ends.
Event Date 1/8/2024
Author: Diana Serediuc
Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.6007 | Freezing
Event Date 19/8/2024
Author: Anne Doering
FM:265298
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