SARONG SAPU JARA.
Indonesia. Flores. Ngadha. Ca. 1900.

Two panels. Hand-woven cotton. Warp ikat. In the publication mentioned below; this piece was described: "This sapu jara has unusually large and distinct horse motifs. A distinct feature of Ngadha sapu is the vertical row of red and white twining." Here supplemented by red warp threads. L.128cm; w.(double) 90cm. Condition A/B.

Provenance:
-Private Collection North Rhine-Westphalia. Acquired 1987 on Bali.

Published:
-R. Hamilton: Gift of the Cotton Maiden. Los Angeles 1994: P. 109; Fig. 5-15.Art trade; Van Ham.