Item-Number: | 781208 |
Item-Description: | Sumatra Batak warp ikat shoulder cloth (Ulos Sadum) |
Medium: | Cotton with a mix of commercial and natural dyes |
Origin: | North Sumatra - Batak |
Dimensions: | 195 x 66 cm |
Age: | Mid 20th century |
Provenance: | Collected Kabanjahe North Sumatra 1978 |
Condition: | Excellent, very clean example |
Notes: | This simple but attractive maroon coloured Ulos Sadum is distinguished by having its end supplementary weft elements constructed with multi-coloured beads rather than thread. The selvedge, holding the tightly wrapped warp fringes, is also constructed using beads. |