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supplementary weft weave
Textile

ulos

late 20th Century

A cotton weave ulos in maroon with supplementary weft motifs including hexagons, stripes, leaves, stars and variations on a hook and rhomb design. Lettering on the item reads SELAMAT PAKAI, which tra...

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ulos
Textile

ulos

late 20th Century

The traditional Tenun fabric of the Batak people of North Sumatra, the ulos is normally worn draped over the shoulder or shoulders, or in weddings to ceremonially bind the bride and groom together. An...

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beaded weave
Textile

ulos

late 20th Century

A black ulos with twisted tassels. There are supplementary weft stripes of diamond and tumpal patterns in synthetic wool, and stripes of gold metallic thread. There are plastic beads in white, red and...

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batik sampler
Textile

batik sampler

late 20th Century

A batik tulis sampler showing forty different motifs or designs with their names beneath in indigo on white. Thirty-nine of these are in Indonesian or Javanese. The designs include a dragon in a char...

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ikat kamben
Textile

ikat kamben

Slamet Riady Weaving Company

c. 1973

A Balinese kamben or wastra (inner hip cloth for men). A black and yellow weft ikat, with some supplementary weft metallic thread at both ends. The central panel contains a repeated floral motif. T...

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