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Tais feto
Bobonaro ??
ca 1955

136 x 62 cm

Courtesy:
Tim Babcock

Tim's comments: woman's sarung made by Agatha Bita; from Kamanasa, Malaka Tengah, NTT (see another of Tim's pieces for explanation of the Bobonara connection); machine cotton; some or possibly all natural dyes; some narrow sotis/fafoit bands bordering ikat ikat band at each end; common form of sarung for everyday wear.
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