Vest
2015-12-21
From: Indonesia | Lesser Sunda Islands | Flores
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 2015-12-21 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Indonesia | Lesser Sunda Islands | Flores |
| Date Made | est. 1900 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Ramie |
| Technique | Twined |
| Description | Man's vest (dhu). Three loom widths. Ramie. Weft twining, braiding, painting. Such vests are associated with masculinity: in former times women were not allowed to touch them. Formerly for warfare, but now worn in boxing and deer hunting. |
| Length | 38.1 cm |
| Width | 55.88 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of David W. and Barbara G. Fraser, 2015 |
| Other Number | T-80 - Collector Number |
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