Skirt
83-43-44
From: Indonesia | Sumbawa | Mbawa Village
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Native Name | Sarong |
Object Number | 83-43-44 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Dou Donggo |
Provenience | Indonesia | Sumbawa | Mbawa Village |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Rayon (uncertain) |
Description | Plaid sarong with figures (tembe paleka-salunka). Predyed synthetic (nggoli). Machine sewn. Made in 1983, Larodu hamlet. Blue, with overall pattern of paris of small fern shoots in hot pink, white & yellow. Flanking seam a row of trees and a row of nested diamionds. Panel defined by golden yellow zig-zags (nagi). Panel decoration features large nested diamonds with crosses in centers in yellow, golden yellow, white & green. Border stripes golden yellow, with motifs that look like spindles (?) or leaves. near seam a tear, repaired with machine stitching, running into a tree. |
Length | 107 cm |
Width | 97 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Anne Just, 1983 |
Other Number | 14 - Other Number |
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