1801 / 1825, Seremban

1801 / 1825, Seremban

Identifier
IM.92-1924
Acquisition
Given by C.J. Wilson, Esq.
Collection
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
215.9 cm (length)
87.63 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Woman's head shawl of brocaded ikat with a warp of plum-coloured silk, and silk weft threads dyed before weaving with the various colours. Brocaded patterns at the ends and sides are rendered in gilt-paper thread. The weft-dyed colouring gives the pattern a 'run' effect. The pattern is carried out in white, blue, green, orange, red and brown-dyed silks with a repeating design of vertical stems of flowers alternating with undulating feathery leaves. The deep brocaded panel is the same at each end and is formed by a band of 'tumpals' and trees above a symmetrical pattern of rows of rosettes and stars separated by diagonally-arranged leaf-forms. A band of gryphons and roses runs above the tumpals. Edging the ikat field is a triple row of small rosettes. Enclosing the whole shawl is a border consisting of five fillets of floral devices and a chevron-motive. Woman's head shawl of brocaded ikat silk, Seremban, Malaysia, early 19th century