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Skirt (Kenirek Miten), 19th to early 20th Century Lamaholot culture; Lembata or Flores Island,…
Skirt (Kenirek Miten)
Skirt (Kenirek Miten), 19th to early 20th Century Lamaholot culture; Lembata or Flores Island,…
Skirt (Kenirek Miten), 19th to early 20th Century Lamaholot culture; Lembata or Flores Island, Solor Archipelago, Lembata Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia Cotton; 29 1/2 × 53 in. 2016.15.3 Anonymous Gift

Skirt (Kenirek Miten)

ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-principal attire (lower body)
Culture Lamaholot
Date19th to early 20th Century
Made AtEast Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia, Asia
MediumCotton
Dimensions29 1/2 × 53 in. (74.9 × 134.6 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2016.15.3
DescriptionThis skirt has a unique design of nagas or serpentine figures facing each other. In Indonesia, the spinning and dyeing of yarns and the weaving of them into cloth has been regarded as symbolic of the process of creation and is generally an exclusively female function. Warp ikat is a traditional method of creating designs with warp threads that have been dyed before being woven. To create a desired pattern, certain areas of the thread are tied off with dye-resistant fibers so they cannot absorb the color.
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