HIP CLOTH (HI'I, SELIMUT) WITH FLORAL MOTIFS FOR A GENTLEMAN

Description:

Indonesia, Savu, probably mid 20th c.
163 x 100 cm
Cotton, multicolored warp Ikat. Sewn together lengthwise from two panels of unequal width. Twisted warp fringes. In seven wide and six narrow bands floral motifs after Western models, type Hubi Iki. Additionally one more wide floral band on each side. Some of the patterns are symmetrical diamond-shaped, others more natural.
From a Swiss private collection, acquired in the 1980s and 1990s - Cf. Pusaka collection online, inv. no. 087 Savu Group
Slight traces of use