Waist Cloth
About this object
Specific techniques
Hand loomed on a back-strap loom with a continuous warp. Women dye yarns and weave textiles on Timor.
Physical description
Men's waist cloth made up of four panels of warp faced cloth stitched together vertically with hems at each end on opposing sides. The rust-red, cream and brown of the hand spun cotton warp ikat patterns are natural dye while the narrow blue and green supplementary warps are commercial dye and mercerized cotton.
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Date Acquired
23 Feb 2010
How Acquired
Donated
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Measurements
Overall: 127 cm x 127.5 cm
Object Number
2787/1