Skirt Item Number: 2787/8 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Women's tube skirt, predominantly blue (indigo), and red (morinda citrifolia). Hand loomed on backstrap loom with continuous warp. Three panels of cloth, stitiched together length-wise to form a large square, are then hand sewn together to form a tube skirt with side seam.
Narrative
Weaving and dying is done by women on Roti.
Item History
- Made in Roti, 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
- 2787/8
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- cotton fibre, indigo dye and morinda citrifolium dye
- Overall
- height 140.5 cm, width 70.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Rotinese
- Previous Owner
- Mieneke Mees
- Received from
- Mieneke Mees (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Roti, 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
- 2787/0008