In Focus

Shroud or ceremonial hanging (Papori to Noling)

In Focus

Woman's ceremonial skirt (kain inu)

Cultures & Traditions

Blessings of the Bride in Traditional Indonesian Cultures

Materials & Techniques

Ikat

In Focus

Skirt (lawo butu), 1983.100

In Focus

Woman's ceremonial skirt (tapis)

Materials & Techniques

Supplementary warp

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Coat (chapan)

Times & Places

Sumba

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Ceremonial cloth (pua) with shields aslant (simbang terabai)

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Adat sarong

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Man's sarong

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Man's shoulder cloth or hip cloth (hinggi)

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Ceremonial textile (pua)

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Fringed panel

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Shroud or ceremonial hanging (paporitonoling)

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Woman's shoulder cloth

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Man's adat shawl

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Shroud or ceremonial hanging (Papori to Noling)

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Ceremonial cloth (tampan)

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Ceremonial cloth (tampan)

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Woman's skirt (bidang)

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Man's shoulder cloth with ship motifs

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Woman's sarong

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Ceremonial cloth (bebali)

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Shoulder cloth (slendang)

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Man's shoulder or hip cloth (selimut)

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Symbolic cloth with rattan pattern (ragi hotang)

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Ceremonial cloth (tampan)

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Man's shoulder or hip cloth

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Skirt (lawo butu)

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Man's shoulder or hip cloth (selimut)

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Man's robe (dandogo)

DMA Insight

The Steven G. Alpert Collection of Indonesian Textiles

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Woman's ceremonial skirt (kain inu)

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Ceremonial cloth (pua sungkit)

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Man's shoulder or hip cloth (hinggi)

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Ceremonial cloth (tampan)

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Woman's beaded sarong (lau hada)

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Woman's skirt (kain kebat) with brahminy kite design (bebuah lang)