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Ikat from Solor, Solor Archipelago, Indonesia
 

179 Solor Archipelago, Solor


Kewatek (sarong)



Locale: Tanalein, on south coast of the island.
Period: Ca 1950
Panels: 2
Design: Characteristic design of kewatek kemata, bridewealth sarong: numerous stripes and narrow ikated bands; the widest decorated with lozenges in white on indigo containing what looks like swirling swastikas, and basic imitations of tumpal triangles. Some of the stripes, in ochre, maroon and pale indigo, are only one or two threads wide. The finest ikated stripes are three threads wide. The feel of the cloth is somewhat coarse but souple.
Size: 61 x 136 cm (24 x 53.5 in)
Weight: 860 g (518 g/m2)
Yarn: Cotton, hand-spun, coarse
Comment: Kewatek kemeta, the traditional adat sarong that serves as a formal gift at funerals, and as bridewealth, given by the bride-givers to the bride-takers. The Tanalein region is the most traditional on the island, and while the pattern may be relatively simple, this type of sarong is the most respected and valuable. The kewatek kemeta may of course only be made with hand spun yarn and vegetable dyes. Well made pieces with 'a certain age' are rare, found mostly in museums with older collections, where they are sometimes mislabeled Flores or Larantuka (port in East Flores nearest Solor), as this is where they were collected. Excellent state of preservation.
Background: Additional information in chapters on Solor Archipelago and Solor.
Published: Ikat Textiles of the Indonesian Archipelago, 2018.
Compare: 337
Sources: Nearly identical kewatek kemeta in Khan Majlis, Woven Messages, Fig. 182.
  
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