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
Credit Line
Gift of Teresa Lemon Shepro
Made/Created
Artist
Unknown Maker
Time Period
1st half of 20th Century
Textile Details
Technique
Plain Weave, Warp Ikat
Ethnography
Cultural Region
Municipality
Lautém
Country
Timor-Leste
Dimensions
Width
81 cm
Length
208 cm
Material
Cotton
Provenance
Notes
Acquired 1992 in Lautem district, Timor-Leste. Village area of Lospalos and Desa Rasa (also referred to as Raca)
