Tube Skirt (Tenapi Leor Manis)

Textile

Tracing Patterns Foundation

Name/Title

Tube Skirt (Tenapi Leor Manis)

Entry/Object ID

2024.1.11

Description

The Tenapi Leor Manis is worn by the Suku Folang Klelang patrilineage. It's composed of two panels of warp ikat-patterned cloth. The primary warp ikat bands are found towards the top and bottom of the skirt. The middle sections are adorned with narrow bands of white warp ikat dashes framed by green stripes.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.1

Source or Donor

Linda S. McIntosh

Credit Line

Gift of Linda S. McIntosh

Made/Created

Artist

Haliya Nuha Yawa

Date made

circa 2000

Textile Details

Technique

Plain Weave, Warp Ikat

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Island

Alor

Country

Indonesia

Culture/Tribe

Alurung|Alor

Dimensions

Width

106 cm

Length

65 cm

Materials

Material

Cotton

Material Notes

commercial cotton

Provenance

Notes

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