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Indonesia, Sumba island: A ceremonial textile.

Lotto No. 260

Indonesia, Sumba island: A ceremonial textile.


Indonesia, Sumba island: A ceremonial textile. - Arte Tribale

A ceremonial ‘Sarong’ (wrap-around skirt for women, called a ‘lau hada’) made of hand-woven cotton, sewn into a long ‘tube’ and dyed black. With mythical animal motif, embroidered with small, white nassa shells and polychrome glass beads. Fringes around the edges, which are partly adorned with brass tubes. An interesting, old textile piece.
First half of the 20th century, dimensions: 168 cm x 70 cm. (ME)

Provenance: Dr. Klaus Spiess collection, Vienna.

Lit.: ‘Oceania: Art of the Pacific Islands in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’, Yale University Press, p. 239.

Esperto: Prof. Erwin Melchardt Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465

erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at

26.05.2015 - 15:00

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EUR 2.400,- a EUR 2.800,-

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Indonesia, Sumba island: A ceremonial textile.


A ceremonial ‘Sarong’ (wrap-around skirt for women, called a ‘lau hada’) made of hand-woven cotton, sewn into a long ‘tube’ and dyed black. With mythical animal motif, embroidered with small, white nassa shells and polychrome glass beads. Fringes around the edges, which are partly adorned with brass tubes. An interesting, old textile piece.
First half of the 20th century, dimensions: 168 cm x 70 cm. (ME)

Provenance: Dr. Klaus Spiess collection, Vienna.

Lit.: ‘Oceania: Art of the Pacific Islands in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’, Yale University Press, p. 239.

Esperto: Prof. Erwin Melchardt Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465

erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at

Hotline dell'acquirente lun-ven: 10.00 - 17.00
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+43 1 515 60 200
Asta: Arte Tribale
Tipo d'asta: Asta in sala
Data: 26.05.2015 - 15:00
Luogo dell'asta: Wien | Palais Dorotheum
Esposizione: 20.05. - 26.05.2015