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Woman's lower body wrapper
Indonesian (Sumba)
mid-20th century
Object Place: Melolo, Sumba Island, Indonesia
Medium/Technique
Cotton, plain weave with continuous supplementary warps, hand painted with color, metal
Dimensions
Center back: 188 cm (74 in.)
Credit Line
Textile Income Purchase Fund
Accession Number2007.763
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionCircular cotton cloth with a red ground and yellow, white, and dark blue woven stripes; orange, blue, black, and yellow thin striped section; woven animal figures in white on red/orange ground; black wide stripe on the bottom section; human and animal shapes woven in white, blue, and orange with some embroidery on attaching pieces; 10 small flat metal figures sewn onto bottom section.
ProvenanceMade by the wife of the Lord (Umbu) of Melolo, Sumba; acquired through gift exchange by Monni Adams in 1969; Purchased by MFA. (Accession Date: September, 19, 2007)