Warrior's Headcloth (Siga) | Yale University Art Gallery

ca. 1900

Not on view

The linked hook motif found on this turban may represent the horns of the buffalo, the ultimate sign of wealth in Sulawesi.

Medium: Bark cloth; painted
Dimensions: 31 1/2 × 31 7/8 in. (80 × 81 cm)
Credit Line: Robert J. Holmgren and Anita E. Spertus Collection, Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
Loan number: ILE2006.4.53
Geography: Made in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Culture: Palu Toraja
Classification: Textiles
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Provenance

Ex-collection: Robert J. Holmgren and Anita E. Spertus, New York (acquired by them before 1981). First known collector: Syamsuddin.

Object copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

turbans

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