Woman's Tube Skirt (Sarong)

Name/Title

Woman's Tube Skirt (Sarong)

Entry/Object ID

2024.1.12

Description

This tube skirt consists of four panels. It features a dark blue (almost black) ground, accentuated with warp patterning as the primary decorative bands located towards the top and bottom of the skirt. The middle section is adorned with red and white stripes.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.1

Source or Donor

Linda S. McIntosh

Credit Line

Gift of Linda S. McIntosh

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown Maker

Date made

circa 2010

Textile Details

Technique

Plain Weave, Complementary-warp patterning

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Island

Alor

Country

Indonesia

Culture/Tribe

Taruamang for the Highland people

Dimensions

Width

150 cm

Length

60 cm

Materials

Material

Cotton

Material Notes

Commercial cotton

Provenance

Notes

Purchased by Linda S. McIntosh in 2021. Donated to Tracing Patterns Foundation in 2024