Skirt
88-1-4
From: Malaysia | Borneo | Sarawak | Second Division, Sarawak | Betong | Saratok
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Native Name | Bidang |
Object Number | 88-1-4 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Iban |
Provenience | Malaysia | Borneo | Sarawak | Second Division, Sarawak | Betong | Saratok |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | Tube skirt (bidang). Cotton. Wide central panel red with supplementary weft (sungkit) design of zigzags and paired scrolls in dark blue and white. White thread is shiny: may not be cotton. Striped borders, including bands of alternating small red, black and natural squares. Tube has been unsewn and opened out. |
Length | 115 cm |
Width | 47 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Thian Seng, 1988 |
Other Number | 12 - Other Number |
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