Item number: T-S-1
Back handspun cotton cloth - red, blue, green and white skull tree motif, on one side, includes 2 " Mamuli " ( Blue )
fertility symbols and green buffalo horns on lower limb.
Reverse side is a human figure with seahorses and komodo dragons and a lobster grabbing at the genitals ( a common feature in these sarongs ). Incredible stitching of beads.
Material: Cotton, shell, glass & stone beads
From: Sumba
Age: about 1950
Sumba Island weaving has been popular for over a century. Bold motif textiles, many using life forms, are the norm for Sumba weavings this sarong shows that very well,except this is a rare all beaded sarong - no shells. The black color is from repeated dying with indigo. The beads are mostly hand made. A " Lau Hada " is a tube type sarong so there are 2 visual areas. |
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9480 Picture Rocks Road