Detail View: Museum and the Online Archive of California: Textile; man's sarong. Indonesia

Collection: 
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place: 
Flores Island
Creation Place: 
Indonesia
Creation Place: 
Lape Village
Creation Place: 
Mbay
Title: 
Textile; man's sarong. Indonesia
Date: 
1988-1988
Materials: 
fabric
Materials: 
hand woven
Materials: 
back tension loom
Materials: 
supplementary weft
Materials: 
songket
Materials: 
sewn
Materials: 
cotton
Dimensions: 
136.0 cm by 107.0 cm
Current Location: 
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address: 
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID: 
UCLA FMCH X88.1282
Subject: 
- fabric hand woven back tension loom supplementary weft songket sewn cotton
Heading: 
Content/Description
Notes: 
REMARKS BY ROY HAMILTON (1988): Constructed of two panels sewn together. Purchased from a trader in the market in Bajawa, capital of the Ngada District. The Mbai people inhabit the north coast of this district and are known for their supplementary weft weaving.
Collection Description: 
METS ID: 
ark:/13030/ft038n99dx