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Woman's Hipwrapper (Sarung)first half of 20th century

Not on view
Vertical woven textile with brick-red plain ground at top and bottom, wide central band of alternating black patterned and salmon-pink stripes, narrow geometric border along one long edge

Unknown, Woman's Hipwrapper (Sarung), first half of 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Genevieve Chesebro, Dorothy Vollmer, Rosalie Utterbach and the Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Hipwrapper (Sarung)
Culture
Tetum people
Place Made
Indonesia, Timor, Belu region, Manlea district
Date Made
first half of 20th century
Medium
Plain weave cotton with warp ikat and decorative stitching
Dimensions
66 × 22 3/4 in. (167.64 × 57.79 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Genevieve Chesebro, Dorothy Vollmer, Rosalie Utterbach and the Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.90.29
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art Members' Calendar 1991. vol. 28-29, no. 12-1 (December, 1990-January, 1992).