Tube Skirt
84-25-18
From: Sumatra | West Sumatra | Koto Gadang
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 84-25-18 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Minangkebau |
| Provenience | Sumatra | West Sumatra | Koto Gadang |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Silk | Cotton | Metal |
| Description | Tube skirt (sarung). Purple and red fabric woven with gold and silver designs, which include banyan trees and geometric designs (kaluak paku in the shape of sayik galamai and belah ketupat). Mounted on newer tan fabric, machine stitched at edges. Worn and frayed patches on older fabric. |
| Length | 148 cm |
| Width | 90 cm |
| Credit Line | West Sumatra Expedition; Peggy R. Sanday, 1984 |
| Other Number | 41 - Other Number | Reg. 411 - Other Number | 120.KTG - Other Number |
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