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Loan Object
Band from a Woman’s Ceremonial Skirt (Lau Pahudu)
19th century
Cotton; supplementary warp, daubing
47 5/8 × 16 9/16 in. (121 × 42 cm)
Robert J. Holmgren and Anita E. Spertus Collection, Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
ILE2006.4.390
Geography:
Made in Pau, Sumba, Indonesia
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Sumba
Period:
19th century
Classification:
Textiles
Provenance:
Ex-collection: Robert J. Holmgren and Anita E. Spertus, New York. First Known Collector: Kong Sian (1820)
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