KRUI DISTRICTS, SOUTH SUMATRA

Works from the Donald Friend Collection
Sydney
27 October 2013
226

SHIP CLOTH' (PALEPAI)

KRUI DISTRICTS, SOUTH SUMATRA

cotton with metallic yarn (mica) stitched on. Ship cloth featuring a large ship, characterised by a small hull, a central mast with sails and large projections from the prow and stern

35.0 x 74.0 cm

Estimate: 
$1,500 - 2,500
Catalogue text

Cloths featuring only one ship may have been used exclusively for marriage ceremonies, representing the joining of two families or the union of male and female elements (Holmgren and Spertus, 1989)