Specifications

• Dimensions: 455 x 155 cm
• Material: cotton
• Position:
• Gender:
• Indigenous name: pori lonjong
• Price realised: € 1.250,- hp

Provenance

Private collection, Cologne, De Zwaan, Amsterdam 30-3-16.

Publications

Ref.: Maxwell, Robyn (2003), Textiles of Southeast Asia, 130-131

Additional information

These ceremonial hangings or shrouds are known in the Kalumpang-Makki and Rongkong valleys in central Sulawesi. Side bands enclosing the central ikat pattern is an archaic design feature.

Photo credits

De Zwaan, Amsterdam