Skirt
83-43-43
From: Indonesia | Sumbawa | Mbawa Village
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Sarong |
| Object Number | 83-43-43 |
| 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 1982, Larodu hamlet. Black with overall pattern of complex butterflies in yellow/white, yellow/hot pink, white/hot pink. One row of small simple butterflies and one row of diamonds, in same colors. Panel defined by yellow zig-zags (nagi). In center pairs of trees and small butterflies, again in yellow, hot pink, & white. Border stripes hot pink, with pyramids (tumpal) in groups of four. |
| Length | 115.5 cm |
| Width | 98 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Anne Just, 1983 |
| Other Number | 25 - Other Number |
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