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Sunday, 08 January 2017 08:34
Ceremonial beadwork skirt (Sumba, Indonesia)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York houses a ceremonial woman's skirt (localled called lau hada) decorated with beadwork. It derives from the island of Sumba, in the modern province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, and dates to the early twentieth century. It measures 157.5 x 49.5 cm. It is made of cotton with a decoration made of nassa shells and glass beads.
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Secular ceremonies and rituals