Sarong
Hand-loomed cotton, red, orange, and pink
This sarong was purchased at Barbara Sansoni’s Barefoot textile shop in Columbo. Kala Suri Barbara Sansoni (22 April 1928 – 23 April 2022) was a Sri Lankan designer, artist, colorist, entrepreneur, and writer. Renowned for her work in architecture, textile designs, and handwoven panels, Sansoni founded the Barefoot textile company in Colombo in the early 1960’s. Color, in simple rectilinear proportions are the unpretentious characteristic of Barbara Sansoni’s legacy and style. Barefoot uses the inspiration of land and seascapes, earth, plants and animals of Sri Lankan in abstract geometry with vivid color to produce these stunning. textiles.
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The name Barefoot represents what is spontaneous and in touch with the earth. It is a story of simplicity. Today, internationally acclaimed for its hand-loomed fabrics, Barefoot has a band of dedicated designers providing training, designs, and raw materials. Their cloth (mostly cotton) is hand woven. Every aspect of production is meticulously, quality controlled: Barefoot owns, and runs the weaving centers and dye plants. There are no factories and no production lines; each worker is responsible for the quality of his or her final product.
Title: Sarong
Date: 2017
Geography: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Medium: Cotton
Dimensions: H. 49.5 in. W. 41 in.
Provenance: Purchased in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Barefoot Textiles Co. Designed by Barbara Sansoni
Inventory Number: SR.03
