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| | | 144 Savu Group, Savu
Ei (sarong)
| Locale: | Wini Wara Tada of Hubi Iki. | Period: | 1935-1955 | Panels: | 2 | Design: | Ei ledo, hebe wo mea, probably for members of wini Wara Tada. The little zig-zag stitches at the top and bottom left corners are bunga wurumada, signaling that the ceremony required after the weaving and before sewing the cloth into a sarong was completed. | Size: | 55 x 155 cm (21.6 x 61 in) | Yarn: | Cotton, hand-spun, fine | Comment: | One our best loved pieces, on account of its warm tonality, and intriguing, masterfully executed patterns. | Background: | Additional information in chapters on Savu Group and Savu. | Published: | Woven Languages, 2014. Ikat Textiles of the Indonesian Archipelago, 2018.
| Sources: | Very similar to two sarong in Duggan, Ikats of Savu, Fig. 16, 26. | |
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