Man's Wrapper

Name/Title

Man's Wrapper

Entry/Object ID

2026.4.14

Description

Shoulder cloth or wrap from the islands in the southwestern portion of Maluku (Kisar, Babar, or Luang). Decorated with warp ikat motifs in natural morinda dye, on handspun cotton.

Acquisition

Accession

2026.4

Source or Donor

Ian McCabe

Credit Line

Gift of Ian and June McCabe

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown Maker

Time Period

First half of 20th Century

Textile Details

Technique

Plain Weave, Warp Ikat

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Regency

Southwest Maluku

Country

Indonesia

Dimensions

Width

72 cm

Length

145 cm

Material

Cotton

Provenance

Notes

Purchased by Ian McCabe from a dealer in Jakarta in 1977-79