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Man's upper or lower body wrapper (hinggi)
Indonesian (Sumbanese)
Dutch colonial rule
19th century
Object Place: Sumba, Indonesia, East
Medium/Technique
Cotton, natural dyes; warp-faced plain-weave, resist-dyed (ikat)
Dimensions
Height x width: 99 x 45 in. (251.5 x 114.3 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Charles Bain Hoyt—Charles Bain Hoyt Collection
Accession Number50.1506
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionReddish-brown (kombu), blue-black (indigo), reddish-orange, blue-green rectangular cotton cloth with knotted warp fringe one each end. The primary designs elements, created by the warp ikat technique, are of crosswise bands in varying widths of stylized skull trees (andung), crustaceans and birds. The piece is made up of two lengths hand-stitched together.
Hinggi are traditionally made in pairs for men to wear both wrapped around the shoulders and around the waist.
Hinggi are traditionally made in pairs for men to wear both wrapped around the shoulders and around the waist.
ProvenanceGift to MFA on May 11, 1950