Skirt

83-43-31

From: Indonesia | Sumbawa | Mbawa Village

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Sarong
Object Number 83-43-31
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Dou Donggo
Provenience Indonesia | Sumbawa | Mbawa Village
Section Oceanian
Materials Rayon (uncertain)
Description

Plaid sarong (tembe paleka). Predyed synthetic (nggoli): one of the first synthetic plaid sarongs. Machine sewn. Made in 1982, Salere hamlet. Black, with complicated unbalanced plaid in fuchsia, white, dark green, blue. Dark green panel with narrow white and pink vertical stripes. Light green border stripes.

Length 109.5 cm
Width 96.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Anne Just, 1983

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