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087 Savu Group, Savu
Selendang (shawl) 
| | Locale: | Hubi Iki moiety. | | Period: | 1930-45 | | Yarn: | Cotton, hand-spun, fine | | Technique: | Warp ikat | | Panels: | 1 | | Size: | 61.5 x 153 cm (2' 0" x 5' 0") LW: 2.49 | | Design: | Hi'i worapi, made by Hubi Iki weaver. Five main ikated bands with six medallions each in cream and morinda red on dark indigo background. The medallions are anthropomorphic - and of unknown significance. Tiny tumpal motifs serve as finials across the width of the cloth. | | Comment: | The uncommon design is very well executed, with minute details, total technical mastery. The cloth has the soft feel of a well-worn textile, yet is in perfect condition. | | Background: | Chapters on Savu Group and Savu. | | Exhibited: | Museu do Oriente, Lisbon, 2014/15 | | Published: |
Woven Languages, 2014. | | Compare: | 030 295 | | Sources: | Very similar, slightly less elaborate example in Duggan, Ikats of Savu. Fig. 81-82. See also Gittinger, Splendid Symbols, Fig. 146, variant. | | |
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