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Ikat from Savu, Savu Group, Indonesia
 

144 Savu Group, Savu


Ei (sarong)


Locale: Wini Wara Tada of Hubi Iki.
Period: 1935-1955
Panels: 2
Design: Ei ledo, hebe wo mea, probably for members of wini Wara Tada. The little zig-zag stitches at the top and bottom left corners are bunga wurumada, signaling that the ceremony required after the weaving and before sewing the cloth into a sarong was completed.
Size: 55 x 155 cm (21.6 x 61 in)
Yarn: Cotton, hand-spun, fine
Comment: One our best loved pieces, on account of its warm tonality, and intriguing, masterfully executed patterns.
Background: Additional information in chapters on Savu Group and Savu.
Published:
Woven Languages, 2014.
Ikat Textiles of the Indonesian Archipelago, 2018.
Sources: Very similar to two sarong in Duggan, Ikats of Savu, Fig. 16, 26.
  
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