Sarong Item Number: 1520/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Red woven cloth sewn into a skirt-like tube. Blue and white patterning with multi-coloured striped edges.
Specific Techniques
Main portion of sarong woven in supplementary weft patterning technique known as pilih, where lengths of supplementary weft form a decorative background that is subordinate to the main weave. By this technique the main pattern is outlined by the plain, warp-faced weave on the face of the cloth and the supplementary weft is the background. Striped borders are woven in a balanced plain weave. Length of fabric hand-stitched to create tubular shape of the sarong.
Item History
- Made in Borneo, 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
- 1520/5
- Type of Item
- sarong
- Material
- cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, woven and stitched
- Overall
- height 55.0 cm, width 46.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Iban
- 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
- Borneo, Indonesia
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 5, 1991
- Acquisition Date
- on July 5, 1991
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1520/0005