Skirt
83-43-40
From: Indonesia | Sumbawa | Mbawa Village
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Sarong |
| Object Number | 83-43-40 |
| 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 1981, Saleri hamlet. Elaborate: made for a wedding. Dark red, with overall pattern consisting of rows of banyan trees (orange & white) and butterflies (white/green & yellow/blue). Panel defined by zig-zags (nagi) in blue, green, white. Nested diamonds down center. Border stripes yellow, with row of hot pink pyramids (tumpal) one end. Maker's name, "HALIFA", in mirror-writing. |
| Length | 107 cm |
| Width | 91 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Anne Just, 1983 |
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