This cotton sarong, soft with age, is sewn lengthwise to make a tube into which the wearer steps and can bring it up high over the head if it's raining. Natural dyes have been used. Look carefully at the aesthetic beauty of the narrow horizontal stripes of pale blue, orangey-yellow and burgundy.The flower and leaf motifs show the mastered expertise of the weaver. It was woven in Maumere on the north coast of Flores, one of the live volcanic islands of Indonesia. Read about Flores Ikats in the general notes of the Ikat Collection.
This tube with a machined seam (see image) can be unpicked to change the dimensions from 58 x 164cms to 136 x 164cms or use as bed cover, wall hanging, sofa blanket or table cloth. Wash gently by hand. If it is to become a wall hanging, hand stitch a narrow pocket on the back to take a rod. This is a valuable vintage artwork.
