Skirt
83-43-25
From: Indonesia | Sumbawa | Mbawa Village
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Sarong |
| Object Number | 83-43-25 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Dou Donggo |
| Provenience | Indonesia | Sumbawa | Mbawa Village |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Plaid sarong (tembe paleka). An unusual panel-less sarong. Coarse cotton (kafa galia), woven using a warp comb (cau). Local indigo and commercial dyes. Hand sewn. Made in 1982, Tolonggeru hamlet. Black with orange, yellow, white unbalanced plaid orange border stripes. |
| Length | 113.5 cm |
| Width | 92 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Anne Just, 1983 |
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