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Catalog Number

CAS 2001-0004-0012   CAS 2001-0004-0012; Skirt
Category Textiles
Object Name Skirt
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Lesser Sunda Islands
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Sumba
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1960s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bark cloth; Native cordage
Description Man's or woman's wrap-around skirt made from a single rectangular piece of bark cloth that is decorated with embroidered figures, including a central tree of life flanked on either side by a centipede and a human figure with outstretched arms and legs; All figures are done in an interlocking chain stitch using natural colored native cordage.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 56.5, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 33.2