Skirt
83-43-14
From: Indonesia | Sumbawa | Mbawa Village
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Sarong |
| Object Number | 83-43-14 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Dou Donggo |
| Provenience | Indonesia | Sumbawa | Mbawa Village |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Rayon (uncertain) | Gold Thread |
| Description | Sarong with metallic threads (tembe sonke). Modern sarong made of predyed synthetic thread with gold-colored supplement weft. Woven on a wide (lowland type) loom, machine sewn. Made in 1980 in Sila, collected in Larodu hamlet. Bought to be worn by a bride. Maroon, with horizontal bands of gold-colored sonket designs. Middle three have snowflake like pattern, outer two are broad symmetrical borders, five bands deep. Yellow-wefted back panel with narrow vertical gold stripes. |
| Length | 99 cm |
| Width | 98 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Anne Just, 1983 |
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