A two-panel cloth with dark background and six rows of standing/ dancing men and horses in various colors, alternating with narrow borders motifs, 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
50 cm
Length
173 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 Indonesia