Art Institute of Chicago

Ceremonial Apron and Headband (men tawe and pilu saluf)

Atoni

20th century

Attribution

Atoni people Indonesia, Timor, Amanuban area

Medium

a: Bands of cotton, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave with discontinuous wefts and weft twining and countered weft twining with continuous and discontinuous wefts; upper edge binding of cotton, plain weave; waist ties of 8-strand 1:1 oblique interlacing; main warp fringe beaded with glass beads; b: bands of cotton, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave and countered weft twining with continuous and discontinuous wefts, main warp fringe

Physical dimensions

a: 24 × 72 cm (9 7/16 × 28 3/8 in.) b: 168.3 × 14.9 cm (66 1/4 × 5 7/8 in.)

Credit line

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection