Name/Title
Indian cotton clothEntry/Object ID
2023.3.5Description
This cloth was made in India, but was found in Sulawesi, Toraja. It depicts some narrative scenes. Such cloth was probably used in India as a story telling device. In Sulawesi, this cloth would have been hung up for ceremony and most likely regarded as a type of sacred cloth (mawa).Acquisition
Accession
2023.3Source or Donor
Vickie ElsonAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Vickie ElsonEthnography
Cultural Region
Country
India* Untyped Cultural Region
Andra PradeshProvenance
Notes
Purchased by Vickie Elson in Toraja in 1989. Donated to Tracing Patterns Foundation in 2023.