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Title

Wrap

Year/Period

First half of the 20th century

Region

West Sumba Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Eastern Indonesian Archipelago

Object Type

shoulder cloths, waistcloths, textiles (visual works)

Material

cotton (textile)

Technique

warp patterning, ikat, weft patterning

Dimension

Object size: 268.0 x 145.0 cm

Accession No.

2018-01053

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

Credit Line

Gift of Regina Maria Bekker-Zeef. Presented to the ACM by the City of Delft, Netherlands.

This sturdy cloth was rarely worn. The pattern was only allowed to be put on by men of high status. Made by the Kodi people in West Sumba, their textile patterns followed fixed formulas. Therefore, motifs seen on this cloth such as the python skin patterning on the top and bottom and the mamuli (representing female sexuality) in the central panel, would often be repeated on similar textiles.