Hip cloth (Sarong)

anonymous, before 1900

This hip cloth is decorated by means of a method called ‘songket’. During the weaving process, gold or silver threads are added to the silk by hand, creating a raised, shiny surface. The cloth was wrapped around the hips, with the bright colours as a vertical panel at the front.

  • Artwork typeheupdoek
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1742-100
  • Dimensionslength 201 cm x width 102 cm
  • Physical characteristicsgeweven zijde en gouddraad; inslag-ikat en songket

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Hip cloth (Sarong)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1742-100

  • Description

    Heupdoek met florale motieven en tumpals.

Creation

  • Creation

    weaver: anonymous, Malaysia

  • Dating

    before 1900

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    geweven zijde en gouddraad; inslag-ikat en songket

  • Dimensions

    length 201 cm x width 102 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (transfer Jan Dees and René van der Star collection, 2016)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ...; collection Jan Dees en René van der Star; donated to the Museum Nusantara in Delft; after closure of the Museum Nusantara in 2013, donated by Erfgoed Delft to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 2016; from whom on loan to the museum

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