Ikat textile with repeating pattern and centre seam down length. Matching pieces of brown weaving with yellow-brown, reddish-brown and black patterning - possibly depicting shrimp, birds, seahorses, lobsters and other creatures - and, divided by a large section of reddish brown across the centre with repeating designs. The two pieces are stitched together, creating a large textile with a centre seam down the length. The textile tapers in at each end, where it is sewn to a woven band, which then extends into dark brown fringe.

• Specific Techniques

  Woven on a back strap loom in two pieces, and then sewn together in the middle.

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• Type of Item textile
• Culture Sumbawanese
• Material cotton fibre, dye
• Measurements height 249.5 cm, width 109.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Kenneth Dent
• Received from Kenneth Dent

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• Made in Sumbawa
• Collected in Bali

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• Creation Date before 1990
• Collection Date during 1989
• Ownership Date before February 23, 2018
• Acquisition Date on February 23, 2018

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3292/0012