Tube Skirt (Tenapi Fadang Kafe)

Name/Title

Tube Skirt (Tenapi Fadang Kafe)

Entry/Object ID

2024.1.4

Description

In Alor, specific types of tenapi, or tube skirts, are worn by distinct patrilineal lineages. These lower garments are named based on their design format and motifs, but these names do not have particular meanings. This tenapi is composed of two panels of brownish-red, warp ikat cloths adorned with primary warp ikat bands at the skirt's top and bottom. The Tenapi Fadang tube skirt is recognizable by its green and blue stripes, which are positioned next to narrow bands of warp ikat dashes in the middle section of the skirt.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.1

Source or Donor

Linda S. McIntosh

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Linda S. McIntosh

Made/Created

Artist

Fatima Joy

Date made

circa 2000

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Indonesia

Island

Alor

Culture/Tribe

Alurung|Alor

Notes

Desa Alor Besar|Northwest Alor Subdistrict|Alor Regency|NTT

Dimensions

Width

110 cm

Length

70 cm

Materials

Material

Cotton

Material Notes

commercial cotton

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Purchased by Linda S. McIntosh in 2022. Donated to Tracing Patterns Foundation in 2024