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Ikat from Savu, Savu Group, Indonesia
 

087 Savu Group, Savu


Selendang (shawl)  magnifier



Locale: Hubi Iki moiety.
Period: 1930-45
Yarn: Cotton, hand-spun, fine
Technique: Warp ikat
Panels: 1
Size: 61.5 x 153 cm (2' 0" x 5' 0")   LW: 2.49
Design: Hi'i worapi, made by Hubi Iki weaver. Five main ikated bands with six medallions each in cream and morinda red on dark indigo background. The medallions are anthropomorphic - and of unknown significance. Tiny tumpal motifs serve as finials across the width of the cloth.
Comment: The uncommon design is very well executed, with minute details, total technical mastery. The cloth has the soft feel of a well-worn textile, yet is in perfect condition.
Background: Chapters on Savu Group and Savu.
Exhibited: Museu do Oriente, Lisbon, 2014/15
Published:
Woven Languages, 2014.
Compare: 030 295
Sources: Very similar, slightly less elaborate example in Duggan, Ikats of Savu. Fig. 81-82. See also Gittinger, Splendid Symbols, Fig. 146, variant.
  
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