Sarong Item Number: 3511/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Sarong with sides sewn together, forming a rectangular tube skirt. Decorated with nineteen horizontal bands; assortment of coloured stripes, dashes and curvilinear motifs in between each band. Centre band is black with yellow stitches in middle. From each side of centre band the patterns are identical. From centre outward bands are: maroon with light brown rotating curvilinear motifs; black with burgundy geometric and curvilinear motifs; maroon with light brown rotating curvilinear motifs; maroon with light brown rotating curvilinear motifs; black with burgundy geometric and curvilinear motifs; maroon with light brown rotating curvilinear motifs; black with large floral, geometric and bird-like designs; maroon with light brown rotating curvilinear motifs; and black with light brown floral motifs, made of curvilinear design elements, in triangle patterns. Rows of rectangles, with cross-like protrusions, decorate left sides of bands. White tag on back.
Unused sarong, made from 2 pieces. Sarongs can be worn in several ways, as a skirt, or a dress over one shoulder, etc.
Handwoven ikat textile; fibres dyed using local vegetable dyes.
Purchased by the donor in either Sikka or Ende, on Flores Island, in September 1989.