Man’s Cloth (Sikalau Namilau)

Name/Title

Man’s Cloth (Sikalau Namilau)

Entry/Object ID

2024.4.33

Description

A wide one-panel cloth in blue-and-white warp ikat and colored stripes. See a similar piece in: “Textiles of Timor, island in the woven sea”, Hamilton & Barrkman, page 218.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.4

Source or Donor

Teresa Lemon Shepro

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Teresa Lemon Shepro

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Time Period

1st half of 20th Century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Municipality

Lautém

Country

Timor-Leste

Notes

Los Palos and Desa Rasa (also referred to as Raca)

Dimensions

Width

81 cm

Length

208 cm

Material

Cotton

Condition

Overall Condition

Good condition.

Provenance

Notes

Acquired 1992 in Lautem district, Timor-Leste. Village area of Lospalos and Desa Rasa (also referred to as Raca)