East Sumba Ceremonial woman sarong Lau Hada Wuti Kau, Indonesia

Name: East Sumba Ceremonial woman sarong Lau Hada Wuti Kau, Indonesia
Brand: JalanjalanTreasures
SKU: 673766480
Price: 1560.44 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.0 (22 reviews)

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Vintage from the 1980s
Materials: handwoven sarong, natural dyes, high quality cotton, decorated with shells and beads, human figure and deer, apes, very good condition, unique collectors item

• Authentic, ceremonial woman sarong
• Warp ikat patterned with shells (WITIKAU) and beads (MUTI KATIPA) and tufted yarns);
• Materials: high quality cotton, shells, beads,
• Size 150 x 57 cm (59 x 22“)
• Collected in 1995 in Waingapu, East Sumba

Lau hada are ceremonial skirts given to a bride as part of the marriage ceremony. The plain cotton ground cloth has been decorated with shells, beads and seeds to create stylised shapes of human figure, deer, sun (front side) and human figure, apes, centipede (back side).

Helpful resources:
• https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/253.2006/
• http://www.asiantextilestudies.com/pahikung-02.html#c

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