Blouse
| Object Number: | 87-8-8 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Pipikoro |
| Provenience: | Sulawesi |
| Maker: | Tina Idjo |
| Date Made: | ca. 1967 |
| Early Date: | 1966 |
| Late Date: | 1968 |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Bark Cloth |
| Length: | 84 cm |
| Width: | 30 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lorraine V. Aragon, 1987 |
| Other Number: | 22 - Other Number |
Description
Woman's ceremonial blouse (halili kuluma kaju). Black barkcloth with white and yellow barkcloth applique decorations: buffalo heads and betel chewing motifs (areca nut, betel, lime container, areca knife). White saw-tooth borders at neck, sleeves, bottom. Black barkcloth from nunu lero (Ficus sp.: probably Ficus infectoria) (see samples 87-8-29/31). White and yellow appliques from ambo (Broussonetia papyrifera), no longer cultivated in region. (See samples 87-8-45) Yellow sections colored with turmeric root (kunyi'). Made by Tina Idjo.
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