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Unknown Maker, Indonesian

Slendang (shoulder cloth)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Indonesian

Culture

Indonesian, Balinese

Title

Slendang (shoulder cloth)

Year

1800s

Medium

  • cotton,
  • double ikat (geringsing)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • cotton,
  • double ikat (geringsing)

Materials

cotton, metallic yarn

Geography

Place Made: Bali; Place Made: Tenganan Pegringsingan

Dimensions

Length: 203.2 cm (80 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.469

Type

  • Textiles

Publications

  • Books

A World of Costume and Textiles: A Handbook of the Collection

  • Books

Selected Works

Exhibition History

Zone of Attraction
Indonesian Textiles from the Permanent Collection
Jun 26, 2009 – Dec 06, 2009

Label copy

Ikat, the Indonesian term for "to tie," describes a method of resist dyeing yarns to create pattern prior to weaving the cloth. Ikat requires incredible skill and knowledge and is often practiced by one family over many generations. The maker can tie and dye warp or weft yarns, or both, which is known as double ikat (geringsing) in Indonesian. India originally introduced double-ikat cloths, or patola, to South East Asia in the 4th century. Patola were imbued with protective and magical qualities, making them the most prized textiles in all of South East Asia. By the 17th century Dutch traders followed the Indian model and soon dominated the patola trade to Indonesia. There are only three places in the world today where double ikat is produced: India, Japan, and Bali.

Indonesian Textiles
Mar 07, 1997 – May 18, 1997

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Unknown Maker, Indonesian
Slendang (shoulder cloth), 1800s
Cotton; double ikat (geringsing)
Length: 203.2 cm (80 inches)
Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 55.469

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