Skirt

83-43-47

From: Indonesia | Sumbawa | Mbawa Village

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Sarong
Object Number 83-43-47
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, ese Wawo hamlet. Bright green, with rows of fern shoots in 3's, alternating with rows of large roughly "W"-shaped motifs, all in red, yellow and white. Panel defined by yellow zig-zags (nagi), with rows of nested diamonds down center, again in red, yellow and white. Dark stain near top of one diamond. Yellow border stripes.

Length 115 cm
Width 99 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Anne Just, 1983

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