Title
Skirtcloth
Creator
Year/Period
Mid 20th century
Region
Flores, Lesser Sunda Islands
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: L167 x W68.9 cm
Accession No.
1997-04242
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ng
This skirtcloth features floral designs, and was patterned using the ‘warp ikat’ technique, where the vertical threads are tied-and-dyed before the fabric is woven. This skirtcloth was made of three panels sewn together. Such skirtcloth was not worn, but was an exchange item at marriage negotiations. It has been suggested that the more panels a skirtcloth consisted of, the more valuable it was; some had as many as 16 panels.
