Skirt

83-43-27

From: Indonesia | Sumbawa | Mbawa Village

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Sarong
Object Number 83-43-27
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Dou Donggo
Provenience Indonesia | Sumbawa | Mbawa Village
Section Oceanian
Materials Cotton
Description

Plaid sarong (tembe paleka). Coarse cotton (kafa galia). Blue and black from local indigo, yellow, and rose commerical dyes. Machine sewn. Made in 1981, jango hamlet. Black, with very complex small plaid in white, yellow, rose, and blue. Rose panel with narrow yellow, blue, white vertical stripes. Rose border stripes.

Length 113 cm
Width 93 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Anne Just, 1983

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