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Woman's ceremonial skirt
Woman's ceremonial skirt
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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