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Indonesia14
Sumatra, North14
Aceh1
Batubara1
Lake Toba1
Medan1
North Tapanuli1
Samosir1
Tapanuli1

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From 190012
From 20002

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Up to 199911
Up to latest3

Textile

ulos Mangiring

c. 2018

A weave with broad black (indigo) warp borders and a central panel of all over elongated black and white ikat chevrons with yellow stripes, with synthetic wool decorative ends and twisted tassels. It...

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embroidered bag

2021

A bag consisting of two stiff boards covered in synthetic black cloth with velcro fastenings. The front and back of the bag are machine embroidered with the ‘Pinto Aceh’ design in red, yellow and ...

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warp ikat 'ulos' cloth
Textile

warp ikat ulos

c. 1995

A warp ikat 'ulos' made by the Batak people in the Lake Toba region of North Sumatra. Warp striped patterns include a central panel of white undyed stripes on black with wide red borders, and red and...

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ulos
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ulos

late 20th Century

A black central stripe of ikat is bordered by two dark red stripes. The black area is decorated with yellow/white vertical lines as part of the ikat warp. There are red and white stripes on each end, ...

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songket ulos
Textile

ulos

late 20th Century

An ulos (shoulder cloth), hand woven with tassels. It is predominantly dark red, with yellow and white ikat triangles and stripes, and supplementary weft metallic thread. There are two side panels wit...

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ulos
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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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selendang songket
Textile

selendang songket

late 20th Century

A green/black cotton selendang songket with supplementary weft designs in silver metallic thread, including flowers and crosses, and black fringing. It is probably to be used as a sash. It was possi...

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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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beaded weave
Textile

beaded weave

mid - late 20th Century

A maroon weave with hook-and-rhomb motifs, multicoloured plastic beading at each end, and twisted tassels. The central repeat design may be ikat. One end has been sewn into a hem, possibly at a later ...

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ulos
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ulos

late 20th Century

An ulos with a broad black centre stripe and red warp striped borders, with bright geometric beaded supplementary weft patterns at each end and on the weft border and as dots in the central area, with...

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ulos
Textile

ulos

late 20th Century

A small red 'ulos' (or possibly 'ulos rara' - rara meaning red), with a supplementary weft including metallic thread and some beads. The central area has dot motifs and each end has larger geometric m...

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Ulos
Textile

ulos

late 20th Century

A maroon weave with a pattern on one side and plastic beading. The supplementary weft designs include hexagons, stripes, stars and variations on the hook and rhomb motif. There are two sets of letter...

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