A man's loincloth, or 'selimut', made of synthetically dyed commercial cotton. The textile is made in one piece on a backstrap loom, but the warp ends have not been cut. The fabric is warp-faced ikat. The patterned stripes consist of a wide panel with six white circular motifs on each side, located to one side of the centre. It is flanked on one side by three stripes with repeating white circular motifs on a red/brown ground alternating with three stripes with repeating red and white motifs on a blue/black ground. On the other side of the central axis is a solid blue/black stripe and patterned stripes of varying widths. See: Duggan, Geneviève, Ikats of Savu: women weaving history in eastern Indonesia, Bangkok, White Lotus, 2001. See 2003.283 - .301 [permanent collection]
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