hinggi

NameMan's Cloth

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datec. 1900

Place madeSumba, Sumba, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumCommercial Dutch cotton thread

Dimensions114 × 68 1/2 in. (289.5606 × 173.9903 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.1150

Object numberA.1995.93.1150

Collections

The Lloyd Cotsen & Neutrogena Collection

DescriptionHinggi (Man's Cloth); the main design is a pair of deer with magnificent antlers. The deer are synonymous with royalty. Hunting deer was the prerogative of the upper class. The other bands of design show various forms of birds. The center in particular is most unusual for its overhead view; colors are rust, blue, tan; woven of ikat-dyed, commercial Dutch cotton thread.