Ceremonial Cloth Item Number: 2787/12 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ceremonial outer skirt cloth. Songket style, multi-coloured orange and red checked cotton with gold continuous and discontinuous weft patterns and motifs.
Specific Techniques
Songket type cloth. Songket is a fabric that belongs to the brocade family that is hand-woven in silk or cotton, and intricately patterned with gold or silver threads.
Item History
- Made in Bali, Indonesia
- Owned by Mieneke Mees before February 23, 2010
- Received from Mieneke Mees (Donor) on February 23, 2010
What
- Name
- Ceremonial Cloth
- Identification Number
- 2787/12
- Type of Item
- cloth
- Material
- cotton fibre, gold metal and dye
- Overall
- height 102.0 cm, width 181.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Balinese
- Previous Owner
- Mieneke Mees
- Received from
- Mieneke Mees (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bali, Indonesia
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 23, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on February 23, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2787/0012