Skirt
83-43-47
From: Indonesia | Sumbawa | Mbawa Village
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Sarong |
| Object Number | 83-43-47 |
| 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 1983, ese Wawo hamlet. Bright green, with rows of fern shoots in 3's, alternating with rows of large roughly "W"-shaped motifs, all in red, yellow and white. Panel defined by yellow zig-zags (nagi), with rows of nested diamonds down center, again in red, yellow and white. Dark stain near top of one diamond. Yellow border stripes. |
| Length | 115 cm |
| Width | 99 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Anne Just, 1983 |
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