A two-panel cloth with dark green background and six rows (3 on each panel) of male figures seated on chairs in various colors. The figures are done in supplementary-weft wrapping (buna) technique. One panel is slightly larger than the other.
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
Country
Indonesia
Island
Timor
Culture/Tribe
Tetum
Notes
Malaka Regency
Dimensions
Width
89 cm
Length
158 cm
Material
Cotton
Condition
Overall Condition
Good condition.
Provenance
Notes
Acquired 1991-1993 one of several cloths purchased in Kupang, Atambua, and in the Besikama area, now Malaka Regency, Timor