Name/Title
Woman’s Tube Skirt (Kreot Beloge)Entry/Object ID
TR.2024.4.36Description
A two panel tube skirt of handspun cotton in warp ikat adorned with cowry shells. Overall color is reddish brown with indigo stripes. This type of cloth was possibly used as a dowry. See photo of similar piece in “Gift of the Flower Maiden” Roy Hamilton, page 174.Acquisition
Accession
2024.4Source or Donor
Teresa Lemon SheproAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Teresa Lemon SheproMade/Created
Time Period
1st half of 20th CenturyEthnography
Cultural Region
Village
MokantarakIsland
FloresCountry
IndonesiaNotes
Larantuka, Mokantarak VillageMaterial
Cotton, Cowrie shellProvenance
Notes
Acquired May 1992 in Larantuka