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Hinggi

early 1900s
cotton, ikat dyed
Overall: 258.4 x 87 cm (101 3/4 x 34 1/4 in.)
Mary Cunningham Memorial Fund 1980.199
Location: not on view
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Description

Each hinggi consists of two panels stitched together down the center and often, as in this mantle, finished at either end with a band woven with supplementary warps. The geometric motif repeated across the center of this hinggi is a symbol of royalty; the rampant lions, borrowed originally from European coats-of-arms, designate royal power; the large marine shrimp signify longevity, while the Trees of Life between the shrimp symbolize fertility; and the paired deer in red bands at either end are emblems of royal privilege since the hunting of deer was, traditionally, the prerogative of the king.
Hinggi

Hinggi

early 1900s

Indonesia, Sumba, early 20th century

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