Title
Mantle, C-10
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 676.0 x 34.0 cm
Accession No.
2013-00481
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the Caddys in memory of M Daly Adjas
In Southeast Asia, high quality, hand-woven textiles were long considered a distinct form of wealth. Unlike commercial textiles which were usually made in workshops by men, hand-woven, individually made and decorated cloths were made by women and were spiritually charged.
