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Cloth
Indonesian (possibly Timorese)
late 19th to early 20th century
Object Place: Indonesia, Southeast
Medium/Technique
Palm fiber, natural dyes; plain-weave, warp yarn resist-dyed (ikat)
Dimensions
78 x 110 cm (30 11/16 x 43 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.796
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRectangular woven palm fiber cloth with alternating bands of wide and narrow stripes in brown, reddish-brown, yellow, blue and natural ecru created by the warp ikat technique. The piece is made up of two lengths hand-stitched together along the center with warp fringe at each end.
Provenancevan Kerckhoff Collection purchased by the MFA on July 17, 1930
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art