TRC-2014.0049
data provider: Textile Research Centre
is shown at: https://www.trc-leiden.nl/collection/
provider: Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed
aggregated CHO: Ikat cloth
aggregates: DcnResource
  material: Cotton dyes
  technique: Hand woven cloth ikat dyeing technique
type: Aggregation
rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
aggregates: DelvingResource
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  allow linked open data: true
  public: true
  allow source download: false
  featured: false

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Ikat cloth
description: Large piece of cloth worked in an ikat technique. The cloth is decorated with broad and narrow bands with various motifs including (a) rows of geometric shapes dots I-forms and possibly stylised flowers worked in red and white on a dark blue ground; (b) paired birds (herons) ghost-like figures (skull trees) fish hens and cockrels beetles dots (rice grains) all worked in white on a dark blue ground and (c) paired birds and dots worked in white and black on a red ground.
type: ProvidedCHO
date: Early 20th century
coverage: East Sumba (oost Sumba)
identifier: TRC 2014.0049
description: Sumba has a long history of headhunting that died out in the 1930s. The Sumba islanders would mount heads on trees to scare off enemies and also to bring prosperity to their village.
medium: Cotton dyes
created: Early 20th century
type: IMAGE
type: Ikat cloth