Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place:
Flores Island
Creation Place:
Indonesia
Creation Place:
Lio
Creation Place:
Mbuli Lo'o Village
Title:
Textile; lawo; woman's sarong. Indonesia
Date:
1988-1988
Materials:
fabric
Materials:
hand woven
Materials:
back tension loom
Materials:
warp ikat
Materials:
sewn
Dimensions:
177.0 cm by 67.0 cm
Current Location:
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address:
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID:
UCLA FMCH X88.1266
Subject:
- fabric hand woven back tension loom warp ikat sewn
Heading:
Content/Description
Notes:
REMARKS BY ROY HAMILTON (1988): Constructed of four panels sewn together. Purchased new from a local trader in the weekly market in Wolowaru town, the capital of Wolowaru Subdistrict. Made nearby in Mbuli Lo'o village. This sarong is an example of current production for market sale, using synthetic fiber yarns and chemical dyes. The pattern is one of the most traditional Lio patterns, known as "nepa te'a". "Nepa" refers to the pattern itself and "te'a" is the Lio term for the color yellow. See X88.1273 for an example of a higher quality, natural dye sarong in the "lawo nepa te'a" style. See X88.1268 for an example of the blue color version of this pattern, known as "lawo nepa mite".
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/ft8n39p21 r

Textile; lawo; woman's sarong. Indonesia