Tais feto , woman's sarong, Malaka, Timor, cotton; ikat, discontinuous supplementary weft; circa 1930. 55 x 25 inches (1.40 x 0.64m)

This woman's ritual garment is a striking example of the buna weaving technique combined with fine ikat. Note the abstracted anthropomorphs and reptiles.

Exhibiting at the:

The San Francisco Arts of Pacific Asia Show, February 3 – 5, 2006

The San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts Show, February 10 – 12, 2006

The New York Arts of Pacific Asia Show, March 30 – April 2, 2006

THOMASMURRAY

ASIATICA — ETHNOGRAPHICA

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