Tube Skirt (Tenapi Sonta Raja)
Name/Title
Tube Skirt (Tenapi Sonta Raja)Entry/Object ID
2024.1.18Description
This garment consists of two panels of blue (almost black)-ground cloth adorned with warp ikat patterns. Tenapi Sonta Raja features three distinctive warp ikat bands near the top and bottom of the tube skirt. The middle section is embellished with narrow, contrasting stripe groups, which are alternated with thin rows of warp ikat dashes. This garment consists of two panels of blue (almost black)-ground cloth adorned with warp ikat patterns.Acquisition
Accession
2024.1Source or Donor
Linda S. McIntoshCredit Line
Gift of Linda S. McIntoshMade/Created
Artist
Suratni TaruDate made
circa 2000Textile Details
Technique
Plain Weave, Warp IkatEthnography
Cultural Region
Island
AlorCountry
IndonesiaCulture/Tribe
Alurung|Alor