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Selimut (Man's Textile)
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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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineSelimut (Man's Textile), 1900s. Indonesia, Savu, 20th century. Cotton, ikat dyed; overall: 189.2 x 61 cm (74 1/2 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward Altmann, 1981.216
