Name/Title
Man’s Cloth (Sikalau Namilau)Entry/Object ID
2024.4.33Description
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
2024.4Source or Donor
Teresa Lemon SheproAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Teresa Lemon SheproMade/Created
Time Period
1st half of 20th CenturyEthnography
Cultural Region
Municipality
LautémCountry
Timor-LesteNotes
Los Palos and Desa Rasa (also referred to as Raca)Provenance
Notes
Acquired 1992 in Lautem district, Timor-Leste. Village area of Lospalos and Desa Rasa (also referred to as Raca)