Tubular Skirt

Textile

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Tracing Patterns Foundation

Name/Title

Tubular Skirt

Entry/Object ID

2026.4.33

Description

Sarong woven by people from Amarasi at the western end of Timor. Stylized bird motifs characteristic of this region.

Acquisition

Accession

2026.4

Source or Donor

Ian McCabe

Credit Line

Gift of Ian and June McCabe

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown Maker

Time Period

1970s

Textile Details

Technique

Plain Weave, Warp Ikat

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Island

Timor

Country

Indonesia

Dimensions

Width

68 cm

Length

126 cm

Material

Cotton

Provenance

Notes

Purchased by Ian McCabe from a dealer in Jakarta or Bali in 1977-79