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Details
- Other Title
- Ceremonial skirtcloth (Lau Hada)
- Place where the work was made
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Sumba
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East Nusa Tenggara
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Lesser Sunda Islands
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Indonesia
- Date
- 20th century
- Media category
- Textile
- Materials used
- cotton; tufted yarn, stitched figures
- Dimensions
- 187.5 x 180.0 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Dr John Yu and Dr George Soutter 2005
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 186.2005
- Copyright
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About
A process of dyeing using hot mud on the woven cloth rather than the threads is one of the oldest techniques in Southeast Asia. On this piece heirloom beads ('hada') have been used for the design.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, 2006.
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Symbols and Ceremonies: Indonesian Textile Traditions, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 13 Apr 2006–28 May 2006