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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
Dimensions
Center back: 165.1 cm (65 in.)
Credit Line
Textile Income Purchase Fund
Accession Number2007.764
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionCircular cotton cloth with pale blue thin stripes woven onto a black ground; off-white animal and bird motifs are woven onto a red ground with yellow, pale blue, and orange squiggly decorative lines.
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)