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Ikat from Raijua, Savu Group, Indonesia
 

113 Savu Group, Raijua


Selendang (shawl)


Locale: Village unknown.
Period: 1930s
Panels: 2
Design: Nine bands with boda (Savu flower) and kekemahaba (zigzag) motifs in ecru and morinda red on indigo background.
Size: 92 x 173 cm (36.2 x 68.1 in)
Yarn: Cotton, hand-spun, medium
Comment: Fine example of Savu style selimut with relatively rare nine band design (most have only seven bands). Morinda red remarkably strong. Good weaving, well preserved.
Background: Additional information in chapters on Savu Group and Raijua.
Compare: 139 029
Sources: Very similar to much smaller cloth (half the size) in Yoshimoto, Ikat, Fig. 150.
  
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