Selimut (Man's Textile)
Unknown Artist
1900s
Medium
cotton, ikat dyed
Dimensions
189.2 × 61 cm
Classification
Textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Edward Altmann
Accession Number
1981.216
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The design of this selimut designates its owner as a member of the Lesser Blossom, one of two Savunese matriarchal groups that controlled life-crisis rituals. Membership in the Lesser or Greater Blossoms was never discussed verbally but only indicated through textile design. Textiles like this, with a very pure form of Lesser (or Greater) Blossom design, were reserved for ceremonial use.