Sumba cloth

Museum number:
18-1412
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21180001412
Accession number:
Acc.3918
Description:
Garment, sumba cloth, Ikat; red, white, blue, and brown figures: horned animal motif at either end, cocks, hens, horses, horse and rider, and geometric throughout center field on black and red ground; reddish-pink, yellow, and blue decorative border; self-fringe. Largely ceremonial, can be worn on shoulder or waist; worn by men only. Also given to men as “Feminine gift” by bride’s father to seal wedding contract as well as often used as burial cloth. Length 268 cm. Width 120 cm. fringe included.
Donor:
Stephen T. Colman
Collection place:
Sumba, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
Collector:
Stephen T. Colman
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Accession date:
April 1, 1984
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sumba cloth, accession number 18-1412, described as Garment, sumba cloth, Ikat; red, white, blue, and brown figures: horned animal motif at either end, cocks, hens, horses, horse and rider, and geometric throughout center field on black and red ground; reddish-pink, yellow, and blue decorative border; self-fringe. Largely ceremonial, can be worn on shoulder or waist; worn by men only. Also given to men as “Feminine gift” by bride’s father to seal wedding contract as well as often used as burial cloth. Length 268 cm. Width 120 cm. fringe included.

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