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Tetum people
Woman's ceremonial skirt
[tais]
with stylised human figures and horses
mid 20th century South Belu region Timor Indonesia
cotton, dyes
supplementary weft wrapping, supplementary warp weave
cylinder 114.4 (h) x 59.4 (w) cm
BK BP woven into cloth
Purchased 1988
NGA 1988.640
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