Title
Skirtcloth
Year/Period
First half of the 20th century
Region
Ili Api District, Lembata, East Flores Regency
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 153.5 x 143.0 cm
Accession No.
2018-00951
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the City of Delft, Netherlands
This skirtcloth is made up of two matching panels of cotton warp ikat cloth. These were probably woven on a continuous warp backstrap loom before being cut and sewn together. It was woven by the Lamaholot people of Lembata island, probably in the region of Ili Api and would have been known as a kewatek, a type of ceremonial sarong, worn by women on special occasions.
