Blanket
| Object Number: | 87-8-4 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Pipikoro |
| Provenience: | Sulawesi |
| Maker: | Tina Idjo |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Bark Cloth |
| Length: | 184 cm |
| Width: | 140 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lorraine V. Aragon, 1987 |
| Other Number: | 17 - Other Number |
Description
Pipikoro dialect, Uma language. Barkcloth blanket (kumu kumpe). Sarong style. To be used as a blanket, or, in this case, because of its fine quality, more likely as fabric for a skirt. Black-brown barkcloth, beaten into large tube. Barkcloth from nunu lero (Ficus sp.: probably Ficus infectoria) (see samples 87-8-29/31). Natural color darkened by being submerged for some hours in black mud. Fine quality. Small repair in green thread by maker. Made by Tina Idjo,
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