Kain Lawon Sutra
Product Description
A lawon is a presentation scarf, the usual configuration being a rectangular field usually of green or another color against a red ground with borders of undyed silk to the top and bottom. In rare instances parts of the lawon are painted with gold in the prada technique or decorated with appliqué silk. Lawons are also sometimes seen with central fields of diamond shape.
The rectangular and diamond lawons are executed in the technique of tritik or sew-and-dye, where needle and thread are used to secure sections to be kept away from the dye-bath.
It is generally thought that lawons were worn by married women and used during important ceremonial occasions such as weddings and given as part of the bridal dowry. The use of sumptuous imported Chinese silk also indicates that these textiles were symbols of power and prestige worn by the nobility.
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Material: Fine silk.
Circa: Late 19th century
Origin: Sumatra
The rectangular and diamond lawons are executed in the technique of tritik or sew-and-dye, where needle and thread are used to secure sections to be kept away from the dye-bath.
It is generally thought that lawons were worn by married women and used during important ceremonial occasions such as weddings and given as part of the bridal dowry. The use of sumptuous imported Chinese silk also indicates that these textiles were symbols of power and prestige worn by the nobility.
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Material: Fine silk.
Circa: Late 19th century
Origin: Sumatra