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
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.