Skirt Item Number: 2787/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tube skirt (ei) hand loomed on back-strap loom with continuous warp. Two identical panels of handspun cotton, patterned in red, brown, black, green and beige, have been joined together horizontally with large hand stitches, then sewn together to form a tube skirt with one thick side seam and a thick band of black at top and bottom.
Item History
- Made in Savu, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
- Owned by Mieneke Mees before February 23, 2010
- Received from Mieneke Mees (Donor) on February 23, 2010
What
- Name
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- 2787/5
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- cotton fibre and natural dye
- Overall
- height 136.0 cm, width 64.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Savunese
- Previous Owner
- Mieneke Mees
- Received from
- Mieneke Mees (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Savu, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 23, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on February 23, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2787/0005