Accession No
2004.66
Description
Black woven cloth with embroidered or tapestry geometric pattern in white, orange and yellow. Black fringes at each end.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Indonesia; Sulawesi; Tana Toraja
Period
Source
Bowmer, John [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2004.66; 12 [Bowmer Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Toraja
Material
Cotton; Cloth; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
280mm x 2790mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Black woven cloth with embroidered or tapestry geometric pattern in white, orange and yellow. Black fringes at each end.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Other)
Donor’s catalogue card: ‘Woven cloth 11 - 14 INDONESIA Sa’adaan, Toraja. Cloths woven in one village north of Rantepao. Designs similar to those from Bataks in N. Sumatra. Traditional designs from Toraja - red/white ikate from Rongkong and Galumpang from Mamasa area (W). Purchased Sa’adaan/Rantepao. 1976/7. +/- 2000 each.’
Event Date
Author: maa
Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.6007 | Freezing
Event Date 19/8/2024
Author: Anne Doering
FM:265297
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