Textile Item Number: 3427/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Hinggi or large blanket composed of two matching pieces of brown woven material stitched together down the length, creating a large, rectangular textile with bilaterally symmetrical imagery. Multicoloured patterns and imagery incorporating human and zoomorphic figures. Both ends have brown fringe.
Narrative
Tag attached to textile says "Sumba Vegetable Dye Ikat".
Item History
- Made in Sumba, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
- Owned by Keith Franklin before February 26, 2020
- Received from Keith Franklin (Donor) on February 26, 2020
What
Who
- Culture
- Sumbanese
- Previous Owner
- Keith Franklin
- Received from
- Keith Franklin (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sumba, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 26, 2020
- Acquisition Date
- on February 26, 2020
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3427/0002