NORTH BALI

Works from the Donald Friend Collection
Sydney
27 October 2013
230

CEREMONIAL LOWER GARMENT / WRAP(SAPUT SONGKET ORKAMPUH SONGKET)

NORTH BALI

silk, silver thread, cotton, supplementary weft weave. Checked pattern with star motifs in silver and pink weft patterns. Balinese aristocrats of the early twentieth century are often shown in photographs wearing a lower garment with these distinctive checked patterns. The large garment is two separately woven pieces joined to produce a single panel

138.0 x 155.0 cm

Estimate: 
$800 - 1,200
Sold for $840 (inc. BP) in Auction 31 - 27 October 2013, Sydney