Sacred cloth (gringsing), with ‘magnolia’ (cicempakan) motif and uncut warp threads (meladung) likely intended as textile offering (rantasan)

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Indonesia, Bali

Sacred cloth (gringsing), with ‘magnolia’ (cicempakan) motif and uncut warp threads (meladung) likely intended as textile offering (rantasan)
1975-2000
handspun cotton, natural dyes, double-ikat weave
Place made
Tenganan Pegringsingan, Karangasem, Bali
Medium
handspun cotton, natural dyes, double-ikat weave
Dimensions
42.0 x 96.0 cm
Credit line
Gift of Michael Abbott AO QC through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2006
Accession number
20063A56
Media category
Dress
Collection area
Asian art - Indonesia