Title
Shoulder cloth
Year/Period
1900–1940
Region
Flores
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 230.0 x 120.0 cm
Accession No.
2018-00996
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A.C.R. van der Mandele-Vermeer. Presented to the ACM by the City of Delft, Netherlands.
The sada is an ikat textile made by the Nagé Kéo people from Central Flores. Men wore the sada as a hip-wrapper or draped over one’s shoulder. The textiles made by the Nagé Kéo people are distinct—they usually comprise of several bands of white ikat patterns on an indigo background, interspersed with several red bands made of striped patterns. There are certain taboos which the Nagé Kéo people adhered to in weaving such sacred textiles. For example, women may not partake in any weaving activities when the men were out hunting or fighting in wars.
