About the Artwork
Woman's Skirt
20th century
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Indonesian
Tetum
Warp ikatted cotton, supplementary silk weft
Overall: 70 1/2 × 48 1/2 inches (179.1 × 123.2 cm)
Textiles
Asian Art
Founders Society Purchase, Octavia W. Bates Fund and William C. Yawkey Fund
1987.28
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
possibly belonged to the family of Rajah of Besikama. (John Barker)
1987-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Tetum, Indonesian, Woman's Skirt, 20th century, warp ikatted cotton, supplementary silk weft. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Octavia W. Bates Fund and William C. Yawkey Fund, 1987.28.
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