About This Artwork
Ngada people
Indonesia, Flores, Bajawa area
Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (lawo butu)20th century
Three panels joined: cotton, warp resist dyed (warp ikat) warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave; joined with cotton in laced cross stitches; embellished and beaded with cotton, glass beads, shells and pieces of metal
83 x 186 cm (32 5/8 x 73 1/4 in.)
Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection, 2002.933
Textiles
Not on Display