Title
Sarong
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th centuries
Region
Skerang River, Sarawak
Material
Dimension
Object size: 48.5 x 49.5 cm
Accession No.
T-0079
Collection of
This woven, cotton sarong is patterned with repeated embroidered geometric motifs of red outlined with white in the body. The repeated geometric design known as hooked lozenges, is one of the most basic forms, and is used to represent living beings, both human and animal. Some scholars have suggested the decorative design may be the symbol of a woman, signifying birth. This sarong was probably used by the Iban Dayak women.
