Man's Cloth, (Tais Mane)

Name/Title

Man's Cloth, (Tais Mane)

Entry/Object ID

2024.4.44

Description

A two-panel cotton cloth with black ground and six rows of men, arms outstretched pointed upward, or seated in chairs with arms outstretched pointed downward, along with vertical rows of reptile figures, in supplementary-weft wrapping. 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

103 cm

Length

153 cm

Material

Cotton

Condition

Overall Condition

Good condition

Provenance

Notes

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