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Textile:
ITC 2022.212

late 19th Century

A Lotong boko batik, possibly from an Indian trade textile used for ceremonial purposes. The batik is made up of three large white rectangular panels edged in grey and densely packed with a large num...

Textile:
ITC 2022.31

late 20th Century

A blue embroidered handkerchief or 'kerawang longso' of which, apart from a small central panel, has been decorated with geometric shapes in white thread. The women in Batudaa village buy pre-manufa...

Textile:
ITC 2022.32

late 20th Century

A bright green textile, possibly man-made fibe, with a multi-coloured 'kerawang' panels, or pulled work. The textile, possibly intended for preparation as a woman's dress, with four kerawang panels, ...

Textile:
ITC 2022.89

late 20th Century

A weft ikat made of silk, predominantly orange, with a tumpal design in red, purple, green and yellow, and silver metallic thread.

Textile:
ITC 2022.93

late 20th Century

This pale orange silk sarung (sarong) with weft ikat elements, consists of two identical components which have been woven together but then separated when they were removed from the loom. They should ...

Textile:
ITC 2022.228

late 20th century - early 21st century

A black and white Javanese batik with an overall repeat design including diamonds and crosses.

Textile:
ITC 2022.6

c. 1982

A warp ikat blanket (or pori lonjong) from Komba Village, Rongkong (a remote village in the mountains between Toraja and Central Sulawesi). It is red, blue, green, brown, and white, and there are vari...