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Object Number
997-19-70/5758
Display Title
Woman's ceremonial skirt
Descriptions
Object Description
Woman's ceremonial and special occasion skirt with floating warps; dark orange with thin yellow lines; skirt is constructed of two panels, the lower panel has supplementary warp design of crested birds (roosters?) and other shapes in off-white
Inventory Description
Skirt, woven cotton, red, yellow stripes, white embroidered animal figures
Classification
- Skirt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
/
Lesser Sunda Islands
/
East Nusa Tenggara
/
East Sumba
Materials
Cotton, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 127.8 x 61.3 cm (50 5/16 x 24 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Monni Adams
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Monni Adams
(1970 - 8/13/97)
Donor
Dr. Monni Adams
(1970 - 8/13/97)
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