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113 Savu Group, Raijua
Selendang (shawl) 
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| Locale: | Village unknown. |
| Period: | 1930s |
| Yarn: | Cotton, hand-spun, medium |
| Technique: | Warp ikat |
| Panels: | 2 |
| Size: | 92 x 173 cm (3' 0" x 5' 8") LW: 1.88 |
| Design: | Nine bands with boda (Savu flower) and kekemahaba (zigzag) motifs in ecru and morinda red on indigo background. |
| Comment: | Fine example of Savu style selimut with relatively rare nine band design (most have only seven bands). Morinda red remarkably strong. Good weaving, well preserved. |
| Background: | Chapters on Savu Group and Raijua. |
| Compare: | 139 029 |
| Sources: | Very similar to much smaller cloth (half the size) in Yoshimoto, Ikat, Fig. 150. |
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