Unknown Maker, Indonesian

Man's cloth

Maker

Culture

Indonesian

Title

Man's cloth

Year

ca. 1975

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

cotton, beads

Geography

Place Made: Kisar, Maluku (formerly Molucca) Islands

Dimensions

Length: 156.2 cm (61 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Purchase: Gift of Paula and Leonard Granoff and Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2003.40.5

Type

Textiles

Exhibition History

In the Spirit of Miss Lucy

Recent Acquisitions in Asian Textiles

Jun 11, 2004 – Oct 31, 2004

Label copy

Traditionally among many of the cultural groups living in teh Maluku (or Molucca) Islands, the motifs depicted in their weavings helped to tell a specific tale. Stories were transmitted with the help of these textiles. Over the past fifty years, however, most of the original meanings have been lost to the inhabitants of the islands.

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Unknown Maker, Indonesian

Man's cloth, ca. 1975

Cotton, glass beads; plain weave, warp ikat

Length: 156.2 cm (61 1/2 inches)

Museum Purchase: Gift of Paula and Leonard Granoff and Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 2003.40.5

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