Sarong Item Number: 1520/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Sarong made from two pieces of fabric sewn together to form a tube. Patterning is two bands of woven geometric motifs on orange, lines at the centre in red, orange, yellow, pink and off-white, and three bands at each end of lizard-like figures and geometric shapes in red, orange, yellow, and off-white on dark blue.
Specific Techniques
Supplementary buna (tie-dyed).
Item History
- Made in West Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
- Owned by Dorian Rae before July 5, 1991
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Dorian Rae (Seller) on July 5, 1991
What
- Name
- Sarong
- Identification Number
- 1520/6
- Type of Item
- sarong
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 116.0 cm, width 54.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Eastern Indonesian
- Previous Owner
- Dorian Rae
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Dorian Rae (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- West Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 5, 1991
- Acquisition Date
- on July 5, 1991
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1520/0006