Ceremonial Cloth (kamben Geringsing) (Indonesia)

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Object Timeline

1931	Work on this object began.
1951	We acquired this object.
2003	We photographed this object. We photographed this object.
2013	We photographed this object.
2015	We photographed this object. This was an Object of the Day.
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Ceremonial Cloth (kamben Geringsing) (Indonesia)

This is a Ceremonial cloth (kamben geringsing). It is dated 1931 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is cotton and its technique is tied resist patterning in warp and weft (double ikat) on plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Pure Balinese.

This object was donated by Miss Frances Morris. It is credited Gift of Frances Morris.

A vertically-oriented textile with a center panel and a wide border on each long side, with geometric forms in shades of blue. The center panel has blue and white check with white threads withdrawn in a pattern of concentric diamonds repeating throughout. The inner diamonds along the center are solid blue, while the remaining are bordered with a lighter shade in the interior. The left and right borders have three blue and white parallel bands that form lines, with the plain weave cloth visible as yellow stripes in between. Each band contains a rotated triangle patterns in dark blue; the effect is almost pinwheel-like.

Pelete Bite Wrapper, Pelete Bite
cotton.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
1988-56-1

Its dimensions are

H x W: 218.8 x 50.2 cm (86 1/8 x 19 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Ceremonial Cloth (kamben Geringsing) (Indonesia); cotton; H x W: 218.8 x 50.2 cm (86 1/8 x 19 3/4 in.); Gift of Frances Morris; 1951-111-21

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2CeHK/
Accession Number 1951-111-21
Object ID 18386681