Indonesian Wood Textile Hanger

Narrow bar with split ends, plain and dark and perfectly horizontal.

This wooden textile hanger is from Indonesia, and dates to the 20th century. It is wood. Hardwood hangers and racks are simple tools that support cloth without creasing it, and carvers in Indonesia often add shaped ends or incised patterns. Thin, flat rod with notched, fork-like tips at either end and a few small pinholes spaced along the body. The surface is dusty brown to grey, with soft scratches and a slightly uneven edge. It is 1.5 inches wide, 1.5 deep and 32 high.

Short on ornament, long on straight lines.