Man's Cloth, (Tais Mane)

Name/Title

Man's Cloth, (Tais Mane)

Entry/Object ID

2024.4.45

Description

A three-panel cotton cloth. The center panel depicts human, horse, deer, and geometric designs; the top and bottom panels depict reptile and geometric designs. All the imageries are done using supplementary wefts. Fringed edges.

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

2nd half of 20th Century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Regency

Malaka

Island

Timor

Country

Indonesia

Culture/Tribe

Tetum

Dimensions

Width

104 cm

Length

127 cm

Material

Cotton

Condition

Overall Condition

Faded on front side.

Provenance

Notes

Acquired 1991-93 one of several cloths purchased in Kupang, Atambua, and in the Besikama area, now Malaka Regency, Timor