Blouse

83-43-5

From: Indonesia | Sumbawa | Mbawa Village

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 83-43-5
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Dou Donggo
Provenience Indonesia | Sumbawa | Mbawa Village
Section Oceanian
Materials Cotton | Rayon (uncertain)
Description

The traditional blouse (kebabu) worn by women in Donggo. Made of a single piece of material double over and sewn at sides. V cut for neck. Wheel-spun cotton dyed with local indigo. Blue and green stripes of nggoli, a synthetic thread bought in Sila. Hand sewn, very fine workmanship. Made about 1975, Larodu hamlet. Black, with barely visible narrow stripes. Wider, brighter stripes consisting of 4 narrow blue bands or 4 narrow blue bands edged with light green thread. Bottom of neck hole, front and back, finished off with pink stitching

Length 73.5 cm
Width 47 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Anne Just, 1983

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