PROBABLY SUMBAWA OR POSSIBLY PADANG, INDONESIA
supplementary weft weave. Cloth plainly woven in solid pink with geometric star and diamond motifs and decorative borders. The centre field is more elaborate with a decorated floral and tumpal motif
114.0 x 172.0 cm
Estimate:
$500 - $1,000
lot details
Lower Garment
PROBABLY SUMBAWA OR POSSIBLY PADANG, INDONESIA
supplementary weft weave. Cloth plainly woven in solid pink with geometric star and diamond motifs and decorative borders. The centre field is more elaborate with a decorated floral and tumpal motif
114.0 x 172.0 cm
Songket is the term used to describe a technique in which additional patterns are woven into a material with supplementary weft threads, either running across the entire width or covering individual parts of the cloth.