Accession No
2004.78
Description
Ikat cloth with geometric design in purple, red and yellow. Rectangular cloth with long fringe at both ends; dark purple or maroon background with repeating geometric motifs in red and yellow; thin yellow border along long edges; line of stitching in yellow and black along both short edges.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Indonesia; Flores; Larantuka
Period
Source
Bowmer, John [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2004.78; 4 [Bowmer Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant; Fibre; Cloth; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
440mm x 1920mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Donor’s catalogue card reads: ‘Warp Ikat cloth 4 INDONESIA E. Flores - Larantuka. Small purple cloth with red and yellow design. Purchased Yogyakarta 1974. +/- Rp 3000.’
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Ikat cloth, now brown rather than purple, with red and yellow design. Long fringed edges. The design is an abstract pattern of shapes in a central panel with borders.'
Event Date 2004
Author: maa
Context (Analysis)
Possibly made from banana fibres, see 1935.932 and 1935.933 from the Philippines.
Event Date 29/7/2024
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Ikat cloth with geometric design in purple, red and yellow. Rectangular cloth with long fringe at both ends; dark purple or maroon background with repeating geometric motifs in red and yellow; thin yellow border along long edges; line of stitching in yellow and black along both short edges.
Event Date 29/7/2024
Author: Katrina Dring
Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.5990 | Freezing
Event Date 2/8/2024
Author: Anne Doering
FM:265310
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