Title
Skirtcloth
Year/Period
First half of the 20th century
Region
Indonesia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 108.5 x 190.0 cm
Accession No.
2018-01040
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ch.M. van Dijk. Presented to the ACM by the City of Delft, Netherlands
This sarong (skirtcloth) is an example of the kain Bugis, usually worn by older women. It demonstrates the songket technique of weaving supplementary gold or silver weft threads introduced through trade. The central panel contains key motifs like ceremonial rice and plates, chains and stars amongst others. It is possibly Bugis in origin, as the Bugis of South Sulawesi favoured plaid textile layouts, often ornamented with songket.
