Man's Cloth

Name/Title

Man's Cloth

Entry/Object ID

2024.4.50

Description

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