• Flores cotton tube sarong with ikat patterning and natural dyes
  • Flores cotton tube sarong with ikat patterning and natural dyes
  • Flores cotton tube sarong with ikat patterning and natural dyes
  • Flores cotton tube sarong with ikat patterning and natural dyes
  • Flores cotton tube sarong with ikat patterning and natural dyes
  • Flores cotton tube sarong with ikat patterning and natural dyes
  • Flores cotton tube sarong with ikat patterning and natural dyes

Flores Indonesia Women’s Sarong w/Ikat

Handwoven cotton with anthropomorphic figures and natural dyes.

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TASI/003
Lio
Flores, Indonesia
Women’s upper/lower body garment. Sarong (Indo)
Cotton
25 in x 65 in. tube form.
Good, Fading and some fraying along the upper and lower selvages due to use.

4 panels sewn together at the selvage ends to create a large panel, then sewn down the warp ends to form tube making a full or half-length dress. The 2 central panels are 9 in wide while the upper and lower panels are 23.5 in wide.
This old soft textile has fine warp ikat patterning in white, yellow and green on a soft brown background. All colors are made with natural dyes. A large variety of geometric designs are throughout the piece and are executed with tightly controlled ikating, many of which appear as anthropomorphic forms mixed with floral shapes.