Man's Cloth, (Tais Mane)

Name/Title

Man's Cloth, (Tais Mane)

Entry/Object ID

2024.4.41

Description

A three-panel cotton cloth for wrapping around the waist. This cloth is made of cotton. It has a dark ground and polychrome patterns in supplementary-weft wrapping. It depicts four rows of standing figures and people on horseback, horses, deer, and birds. Some figures appear to be playing a musical horn. The ends are unfinished.

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

94 cm

Length

122 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.