Wrap

Title

Wrap

Year/Period

First half of the 20th century

Region

Timor, East Nusa Tenggara

Object Type

waistcloths, ceremonial waistcloths, textiles (visual works)

Material

cotton (textile)

Technique

warp patterning, ikat

Dimension

Object size: 195.5 x 241.0 cm

Accession No.

2018-01069

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the City of Delft, Netherlands

The main band of this wrap is decorated with the kaif motif, which is regularly used in Timorese textiles to demonstrate a connection with ancestors. Other motifs such as the snake, and a humanoid figure with upright arms, are accompanied with smaller geometric shapes, along with the ubiquitous stripes seen on Timor textiles. Such cloths are usually worn by men, wrapped around the waist, during rites of passage ceremonies and other rituals.