Textile Item Number: 3427/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Large textile composed of two matching pieces stitched together down the length, creating a large, rectangular textile with bilaterally symmetrical imagery. Wide middle panel of solid dark indigo flanked by side panels decorated with numerous narrow stripes, and central bands with intricate motifs in white on indigo. Both ends fringed.

Specific Techniques

Handwoven ikat textile; fibre dyed using local vegetable dyes.

Item History

What

Name
Textile
Identification Number
3427/5
Type of Item
textile
Material
cotton fibre, indigo dye and dye
Overall
height 119.6 cm, width 216.5 cm

Who

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Previous Owner
Keith Franklin
Received from
Keith Franklin (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
West Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia

When

Ownership Date
before February 26, 2020
Acquisition Date
on February 26, 2020

Other

Item Classes
textiles
Condition
good
Accession Number
3427/0005