Tube Skirt (Tenapi Fatola Bao Lolong)

Woven Textile

Tracing Patterns Foundation

Name/Title

Tube Skirt (Tenapi Fatola Bao Lolong)

Entry/Object ID

2024.1.14

Description

The Tenapi Fatola Bao Lolong is worn by the ruling patrilineage or Suku Uma Kakang. It is composed of three panels of warp ikat decorated cloth. The middle section features a repetitive pattern of baololong or banyan leaves. The term 'fatola' originates from 'patola', referring to imported double ikat silk textiles woven in Gujarat, India, which were the prerogative of royal families.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.1

Source or Donor

Linda S. McIntosh

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Linda S. McIntosh

Made/Created

Artist

Atmina Karim

Date made

circa 2000

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Indonesia

Island

Alor

Culture/Tribe

Alurung|Alor

Notes

Uma Pura|Desa Ternate|Northwest Alor Subdistrict|Alor Regency|NTT

Dimensions

Width

130 cm

Length

75 cm

Material

Cotton

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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