Skirt Item Number: 2787/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Women's embroidered tube skirt (lau pahudu). The naturally-dyed, handspun cotton was hand loomed on s back-strap loom in a continuous supplementary warp weave. Made of two different pieces of fabric hand-sewn together at the waist, the bottom red tube portion with side seam has several large, white, emboidered ancestor figure motifs framed by horizontal bands of yellow and brown, while the upper multi darted bodice has horizontal stripes of black, and red with white zigzag motifs. Two metal hooks with thread eyes close the side opening of the bodice.
Narrative
Weaving and dying are done by women on Sumba.
Item History
- Made in Sumba, 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
- 2787/7
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- metal, cotton fibre and natural dye
- Overall
- height 118.0 cm, width 64.0 cm, depth 1.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Sumbanese
- Previous Owner
- Mieneke Mees
- Received from
- Mieneke Mees (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sumba, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 23, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on February 23, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2787/0007