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Hinggi or large blanket composed of two matching pieces of brown woven material stitched together down the length, creating a large, rectangular textile with bilaterally symmetrical imagery. Multicoloured patterns and imagery incorporating human and zoomorphic figures. Both ends have brown fringe.
Long, thin textile that is heavily embroidered on one side. Both short edges have twisted fringe. At centre, a large human-like figure fills the majority of the textile. Above and below the figure are rectangular grids with four spaces, each containing two asterisk-like shapes. The centre panel is flanked on each side by a band of grey with two red stripes and repeating flower-like designs, with hourglass shapes in a row in each corner.
Large rectangular ikat weaving in beige and dark blue on an orange-red background, with symmetrical mirror image containing patterns of large humanoid figures and abstract designs on either side of a dark black-blue patterned band at centre. Band of alternating beige, yellow and light brown stripes with checkerboard at ends, and faded taupe with areas of dark blue fringe. Seam down centre of length.
Large rectangular ikat weaving in beige, orange-red and dark blue on black background, with symmetrical mirror image containing patterns of many heads, animals (lions, horses, crocodiles), and birds on either side of a large orange-red, beige and black patterned band at centre. Band of alternating yellow and orange stripes at ends, and dark brown fringe. Seam down centre of length.
Large rectangular ikat weaving in beige, orange-red and dark blue on a dark black-blue background, with symmetrical mirror image containing patterns of many figures and animals. There are three main panels, the centre with abstract designs being the largest panel. Four orange-red bands separate the panels, and contain small horse-like animals. Seam down centre of length.
Women's embroidered tube skirt (lau pahudu). The naturally-dyed, handspun cotton was hand loomed on s back-strap loom in a continuous supplementary warp weave. Made of two different pieces of fabric hand-sewn together at the waist, the bottom red tube portion with side seam has several large, white, emboidered ancestor figure motifs framed by horizontal bands of yellow and brown, while the upper multi darted bodice has horizontal stripes of black, and red with white zigzag motifs. Two metal hooks with thread eyes close the side opening of the bodice.
Man's ceremonial hip cloth. Large rectangular ikat weaving in beige, orange, red, and blue on black ground, with symmetrical mirror image containing patterns of many heads, animals, birds, etc. on either side of a large red patterned band with diamond shapes at centre. Band of four parallel checkered stripes at ends, and brown fringe. Seam along centre.
Man's ceremonial hip cloth. Large rectangular ikat weaving with a braided fringe along the shorter ends. Two virtually identical panels hand-sewn together lengthwise; motifs on brown ground, repeat 'mirror image' on each panel. Large, central, standing beige humanoid figure with fore-arms held up on each side of head 90 degrees to upper arms, hands supine, feet splayed at bottom. Large round nose, square mouth and eyes; ears with large dangling earrings. Diagonally striped orange and beige shirt. Blue calf-length skirt with orange rampant, facing, antlered quadrupeds, and orange and beige detail. Crown-like, vertically and horizontally striped headdress. Figure surrounded top and sides by blue, orange and beige striped band. Beige plant-like stalk with paired intermittent blue, orange and beige leaves surrounding band from bottom, both sides. Ends at top in vertically striped red and beige bands to central design. Bottom centre orange circle surrounded by beige circle; horizontal line across and diagonal lines to stalks, up from centre; crossed by other beige lines ending in beige and orange ovals. Up sides of motif facing in and beside figure facing out are beige with red, 'rampant', antlered quadrupeds. Blue snakes between. Across centre of weaving is band of four symmetrical Chinese, stylized pagoda-like figures in orange and beige; decorated rectangles between. Orange, cream and blue banded twined border to striped fringe, unfinished to sides. Some pulled threads, small piece of white paper glued ? near centre of one border.