Tube Skirt (Tenapi Fatola Bao Lolong)
Name/Title
Tube Skirt (Tenapi Fatola Bao Lolong)Entry/Object ID
2024.1.9Description
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. The baololong pattern also fills the primary warp ikat bands in the outer panels.Acquisition
Accession
2024.1Source or Donor
Linda S. McIntoshCredit Line
Gift of Linda S. McIntoshMade/Created
Artist
Saripa AbuDate made
circa 1990Textile Details
Technique
Plain Weave, Warp IkatEthnography
Cultural Region
Island
AlorCountry
IndonesiaCulture/Tribe
Alurung|Alor