Advanced Search

Ceremonial sarong (Lawo Butu)

Ceremonial sarong (Lawo Butu)

Mama Katarina Paba (Indonesian)

Maria Meo (Indonesian)

2002

Object PlaceBajawa District, Flores Island, Indonesia

Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave with handspun weft threads, resist dyed (warp ikat); embroidered with glass and terracotta beads and nassa shells; natural dyes

DimensionsLength x width: 185.4 x 81.3 cm (73 x 32 in.)

Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Suzanne Dworsky

Accession number2009.2847

On View

Not on view

ClassificationsCostumes

Collections

ProvenanceJuly 2002, purchased in Bali from Threads of Life by Kristina Adler, Stamford, CT and imported to the USA; purchased from Adler by the MFA (Accession date: June 17, 2009)

Discover More

Lower body wrapper

Lower body wrapper

19th–20th century

Woman's ceremonial shoulder or breast cloth (geringsing, geringsing wayang kebo, selendang, anteng)

Woman's ceremonial shoulder or breast cloth (geringsing, geringsing wayang kebo, selendang, anteng)

late 19th to early 20th century

Ceremonial cloth (pua' kumbu')

Ceremonial cloth (pua' kumbu')

1900–25

Ceremonial cloth (pua, pua kumbu)

Ceremonial cloth (pua, pua kumbu)

1900–25

Women's ceremonial shoulder cloth (gerengsing, selendang)

Women's ceremonial shoulder cloth (gerengsing, selendang)

late 19th or early 20th century

Woman's ceremonial shoulder or breast cloth (geringsing, geringsing wayang kebo, selendang or anteng)

Woman's ceremonial shoulder or breast cloth (geringsing, geringsing wayang kebo, selendang or anteng)

late 19th or early 20th century

Woman's ceremonial shoulder or breast cloth (geringsing, geringsing wayang kebo, selendang or anteng)

Woman's ceremonial shoulder or breast cloth (geringsing, geringsing wayang kebo, selendang or anteng)

late 19th to early 20th century

Woman's ceremonial shoulder cloth (geringsing, selendang)

Woman's ceremonial shoulder cloth (geringsing, selendang)

1900–25

Woman's lower body wrapper (sarong)

Woman's lower body wrapper (sarong)

1900–05

Ceremonial shoulder cloth, partial (geringsing, selendang)

Ceremonial shoulder cloth, partial (geringsing, selendang)

late 19th to early 20th century

Woman's ceremonial lower body wrapper (tapis)

Woman's ceremonial lower body wrapper (tapis)

19th century

Woman's ceremonial shoulder or skirt cloth (kain limar, selendang, sarong)

Woman's ceremonial shoulder or skirt cloth (kain limar, selendang, sarong)

late 19th to early 20th century