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Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (lawo butu)

Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (lawo butu)

Ngada people Indonesia, Flores, Bajawa area
Date
20th century
Medium
Three panels joined: cotton, warp resist dyed (warp ikat) warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave; joined with cotton in laced cross stitches; embellished and beaded with cotton, glass beads, shells and pieces of metal
Dimensions
83 × 186 cm (32 5/8 × 73 1/4 in.)
Department
Textiles
Credit line
Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection