Royal heirloom cloth (kain Sembiran)
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Indonesia
Royal heirloom cloth (kain Sembiran)
c.1880
handspun cotton, natural dyes, gold-wrapped thread, weft ikat, supplementary weft, plain weave
Royal heirloom cloth (kain Sembiran)
c.1880
handspun cotton, natural dyes, gold-wrapped thread, weft ikat, supplementary weft, plain weave
- Place made
- Lombok, or possibly Bali; found in Prailiu, East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara
- Medium
- handspun cotton, natural dyes, gold-wrapped thread, weft ikat, supplementary weft, plain weave
- Dimensions
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108.0 x 210.0 cm
121.0 x 10.0 cm (diam.) (rolled) - Credit line
- Gift of Alastair Hunter OAM through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2020 in recognition of the dedication and scholarship of James Bennett, Curator of Asian Art (2003-2021) in building, presenting and promoting the Gallery’s Asian Art collection
- Accession number
- 20209A71
- Signature and date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Media category
- Textile
- Collection area
- Asian art - Indonesia
- Image credit
- Photos: Saul Steed