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Sa'dan Toraja people
Ceremonial textile
[mawa or ma'a]
late 19th century Sa'dan (?) Toraja people Sulawesi Indonesia
commercial cotton
resist dyeing
38.0 (h) x 158.0 (w) cm
Acquired through gift and purchase from the Collection of Robert J Holmgren and Anita E Spertus, New York 2000
NGA 2000.730
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