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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Palembang
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Sumatra
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Indonesia
- Cultural origin
- Malay people
- Date
- 20th century
- Media category
- Textile
- Materials used
- silk, gold metallic thread, natural dyes; weft 'ikat', supplementary weft weave
- Dimensions
- 88.8 x 87.6 cm
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Bequest of Alex Biancardi 2000
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 255.2000
- Copyright
- © Copyright reserved
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About
Headcloths were worn by men throughout coastal Sumatra. This beautiful example of a Palembang headcloth combines a weft ikat ('limar') with a supplementary weft woven in gold thread ('songket'). The central field design is based on a patola pattern - a variation on the eight-petalled lotus design in shades of blue, green, purple, off white and red. This headcloth is indicative of the 'refinement' of dress, social and ritual pursuits, under the influence of Islam.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, August 2000
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Symbols and Ceremonies: Indonesian Textile Traditions, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 13 Apr 2006–28 May 2006
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Bibliography
Referenced in 3 publications
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Mattiebelle Gittinger, Splendid symbols: textiles and tradition in Indonesia, Singapore, 1990.
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Mary Hunt Kahlenberg, Textile traditions of Indonesia, Los Angeles, 1977.
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Robyn Maxwell, Textiles of Southeast Asia : tradition, trade and transformation, Canberra, 1990.
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