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06 September 2009

Textiles

Sharing Cultural Memory

Contents - About the museum Siwalima - The Maluku Islands (Moluccas) - History of the "Spice Islands"                  * Early history                  * The Iberians                     * The Dutch                 * After Indonesian independence                 * The 1999-2003 Inter-communal Conflict - The current exhibitions - Virtual Museum - Bibliography

 

 

Textiles

 

 

 

	Fabric Kain Tenun Kisar Island Size: 96 x 215 cm Collection: J.M. Pieret 1973 Museum Siwalima, Ambon Cat. no. 1202

 

 

 

			Fabric Kain Patola Western Southeast Moluccas Size: 200 x 73 cm Collection: Museum Siwalima Museum Siwalima, Ambon Cat. no. 2818 This "Patola" called drapery has its origin in India and was used as means of payment in former times. The Portuguese brought these draperies to the Moluccas in the 15th century. They used them as gift for the rulers of the islands and in particular as means of exchange for cloves and nutmeg. Nowadays these textiles have still value as bride price.

 

 

 

	Fabric Kain Basta/Koka Western Southeast Moluccas Size: 750 x 85,5 cm Collection: Dantjie Uniberua Museum Siwalima, Ambon Cat. no. 2819 This "Basta" called drapery has its origin in India and was used as means of payment in the past. The Portuguese brought these draperies to the Moluccas in the 15th century. They used them as gift for the rulers of the Maluku islands and in particular as means of exchange for cloves and nutmeg. In the old times only peers possessed such textiles. Today they have still high value as bride price.

 

 

 

			Fabric Morekau, West-Seram Size: 56,5 x 37,5 cm Collection: Salenussa, Johanes 1976 Museum Siwalima, Ambon Cat. no. 0362 / 0361 These fabrics made of sago bark-fiber customarily were used to produce Sarongs and blankets.

 

 

 

	Cloth Tais Tanimbar Size: 312 x 25 cm Collection: Museum Siwalima Museum Siwalima, Ambon Cat. no. -

 

 

 

				Sarong Tanimbar Size: 88 x 51 cm Collection: ESTE 1893 Museum of Ethnology, Vienna Cat. no. 106688

 

 

 

Sarong Kisar Size: 134.5 x 61.5 cm Collection: Czerny, Helmut 1993 Museum of Ethnology, Vienna Cat. no. 175017

 

 

 

 

 

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