Man's Cloth, (Tais Mane)

Name/Title

Man's Cloth, (Tais Mane)

Entry/Object ID

2024.4.52

Description

A three-panel cotton cloth with dark green background and five rows of male figures standing and seated on chairs, alternating with tows of border motif, in supplementary-weft wrapping technique. The warp ends are finished with twined fringes.

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

84 cm

Length

168 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