Skirt
mid 20th century (made)
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The decoration on this tubular dress from Sumba, Indonesia, is arranged so that the fish motif is visible when the upper part of the tube is turned down. This motif is outlined in cut shells, while the lower edge of the dress is patterned with beads, a form of decoration often used on Sumba. This garment also incorporates a strip of ikat-dyed cotton, another technique for which this island is particularly renowned. Ikats from Sumba often depict human figures or animals, especially the horses for which the island is famous.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Ikat cotton with applied glass beads and shells |
| Brief description | Skirt of ikat cotton with applied glass beads and shells, East Sumba, Indonesia, mid-20th century. |
| Physical description | Woman's tubular dress of black cotton with applied glass beads and shells. With a stylised design of a fish and foliage of applied white shells and red, white, blue, brown, green and yellow glass beads. Round the hem and the waist is a band of ikat work in dark green and purple. |
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| Summary | The decoration on this tubular dress from Sumba, Indonesia, is arranged so that the fish motif is visible when the upper part of the tube is turned down. This motif is outlined in cut shells, while the lower edge of the dress is patterned with beads, a form of decoration often used on Sumba. This garment also incorporates a strip of ikat-dyed cotton, another technique for which this island is particularly renowned. Ikats from Sumba often depict human figures or animals, especially the horses for which the island is famous. |
| Bibliographic reference | Dress in detail from around the world / Rosemary Crill, Jennifer Wearden and Verity Wilson ; with contributions from Anna Jackson and Charlotte Horlyck ; photographs by Richard Davis, drawings by Leonie Davis. London: V&A Publications, 2002 Number: 1851773770 (hbk), 1851773789 (pbk)
pp.208-9, ill. |
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| Accession number | IS.56-1966 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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