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Man's upper or lower body wrapper (hinggi)
Indonesian (Sumbanese)
Dutch colonial rule
1900–25
Object Place: Sumba, Sumba, Indonesia
Medium/Technique
Cotton, natural dyes; plain weave, resist-dyed (ikat)
Dimensions
109.5 x 245 cm (43 1/8 x 96 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.794
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionReddish-brown (kombu), blue-black (indigo) and natural ecru rectangular cotton cloth with knotted warp yarns at each end. The primary design motifs, created by warp ikat technique, are of bands of stylized horses, birds and trees. There is a narrow crosswise band of blue-black, natural ecru and red stripes along each end.
Hinggi are traditionally made in pairs for men to wear both wrapped around the shoulder and around the waist.
Hinggi are traditionally made in pairs for men to wear both wrapped around the shoulder and around the waist.
ProvenanceKerckhoff Collection purchased by MFA on July 17, 1930