Altar Cloth Item Number: 2787/21 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ceremonial altar cloth (tok wi). Long rectangle of green silk with imbedded floral patterning is hemmed on three edges and has a border sewn along the fourth edge, consisting of three different strips of fabric hand embellished with couching techniques and embroidery in gold, silver and blue thread. Two edges are lined at the back with strips of an orange coloured silk.
Item History
- Made in Java, Indonesia between 1900 and 1950
- Owned by Mieneke Mees before February 23, 2010
- Received from Mieneke Mees (Donor) on February 23, 2010
What
- Name
- Altar Cloth
- Identification Number
- 2787/21
- Type of Item
- cloth
- Material
- silk fibre and gold metal
- Overall
- height 35.0 cm, width 80.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese: Peranakan
- Previous Owner
- Mieneke Mees
- Received from
- Mieneke Mees (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Java, Indonesia
When
- Creation Date
- between 1900 and 1950
- Ownership Date
- before February 23, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on February 23, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 2787/0021