Festival Banner (Roto) Yale University Art Gallery

ca. 1900

At rituals this long cloth is displayed from tall bamboo poles.

Medium: Cotton; balanced plain weave, tie-dye (plangi)
Dimensions: 352 3/4 × 54 3/4 in. (896 × 139 cm)
Credit Line: Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
Loan number: ILE2012.30.76
Geography: Made in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Culture: Rongkong Toraja
Classification: Textiles
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Seller: K. Watters (2009-04-01)

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