Skirt
P181
From: Borneo | Dutch East Borneo | Mahakam River | Mela
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | P181 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tanjong |
Provenience | Borneo | Dutch East Borneo | Mahakam River | Mela |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | For women. Rectangular skirt with natural ground. Central panel has pairs of peach and blue horizontal lines. Thinner panels surrounding it have diagonal lines in the same colors and even thinner lines at the borders of the skirt also have diagonal lines. The upper edge is lined with red cloth and a floral band in blue and red below. Two ties at each upper corner made from twisted white and blue cloth. Reverse is red cloth. |
Length | 114 cm |
Width | 75 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
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