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029 Savu Group, Raijua
Selendang (shawl)
| Locale: | Hubi Ae | Period: | 1940-1950 | Yarn: | Cotton, hand-spun, medium | Technique: | Warp ikat | Panels: | 2 | Size: | 98 x 156 cm (3' 2" x 5' 1") LW: 1.59 | Design: | Hi'i worapi, shawl for gentleman, with main motifs are boda, (the elliptical shape) and kekama haba, 'handle of the lontar container. | Comment: | Ikat work in keeping with with the wearer's class. | Background: | Chapters on Savu Group and Raijua. | Compare: | 113 139 | Sources: | Nearly identical to hi'i in Duggan, Woven Stories, P. 87 top. See also similar selendang, identified as Savu in Hessenhuis, Ikat, Fig. 103. | |
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