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Collis, Maurice (1889-1973); Morris, Jan (1926-2020); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)
1988
Originally published: 1966.
warp ikat kain sarung
late 20th Century
A red and black kain made up of three panels, all including warp ikat elements. There are also narrow blue, yellow and red stripes running through the material.
straw hat
late 20th Century
A straw pillbox hat [songkok?], intended for daily wear by Muslim men. It is light brown with dark brown bands and triangular/arrow patterning in gold plastic metallic thread. There is a wooden band i...
warp ikat shoulder wrap
c. 1995
A warp ikat shoulder wrap in browns, in a stripe and patola design. There is a central patterned striped panel between smaller stripes of dots, diamonds and triangles.
ikat ulos
late 20th Century
A cotton ulos (shawl), intended to be worn around the shoulders. It is mostly black with orange, pink and white ikat stripes. The traditional Tenun fabric of the Batak people of North Sumatra, the ulo...
songket tube sarong
late 20th Century
A songket tube sarong (hip wrapper) with plant, flower and butterfly motifs. It is possibly reversible, with purple on one side and maroon on the reverse. There are stripes of silver metallic warp th...
silk weave
late 20th Century
A silk weave, with black and red-pink silk used as the warp and weft, and a design of grey and black chevrons outlined in gold gutta paint.
fringed weave
late 20th Century
An orange weave, possibly made of plant fibre, with supplementary weft cotton patterning. The design is in white, black, green, grey and yellow thread, and consists of intermittent stripes of crosses,...
ikat weave
late 20th Century
A cotton ikat weave. The central panel has repeat designs of diamonds, zig zags and stylised flowers on an indigo background. There are striped warp edges in yellow-cream and red.
batik fabric
20th century
Length of batik fabric with a main pattern of trailing stems with small leaves and flowers. In amongst the stems are flying birds. The border has triangular and square patterning, and a framed oblon...
batik fabric
20th century
In pink, white and black diagonal design with flowers and the parang dagger motif. Fringe type patterning on the edge.