Catalog Number |
CAS 2001-0004-0012 | ![]() |
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 |