Textile Item Number: 3427/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ceremonial hanging or funeral shroud composed of two matching pieces of ikat fabric stitched together down the length to form a large square. Uniform geometric patterns in grey-blue, light brown and dark purple-red on a red-orange background. Both sides are bordered by vertical stripes of olive green, grey-blue, red-orange and light yellow. There is a strip of fabric sewn across the back of the top of the textile with pin holes in it. The bottom edge has fringe.
Specific Techniques
Red dyes from Chendana tree (Indian sandalwood) with Tuak palm wine mordant. Blue dyes are indigo.
Narrative
Tag on textile reads: "Vegetable dyes Toraja Ikat Cloth".
Item History
- Made in Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Collected during 1979
- Owned by Keith Franklin before February 26, 2020
- Received from Keith Franklin (Donor) on February 26, 2020
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- 3427/1
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre, dye and indigo dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- handspun, warp ikat and handwoven
- Overall
- height 155.0 cm, width 156.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Toradja
- Previous Owner
- Keith Franklin
- Received from
- Keith Franklin (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sulawesi, Indonesia
When
- Collection Date
- during 1979
- Ownership Date
- before February 26, 2020
- Acquisition Date
- on February 26, 2020
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3427/0001