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Woman's skirt textile (he kene)
Horniman Museum, London · 2003.286
| Institution | Horniman Museum, London |
| Accession | 2003.286 |
| Object type | lau |
| Acquisition | Accessioned ~2003 (inferred from accession number) |
| Collector | Maker: Eu Dane (alias Ina Keraba Lodo) |
| Dimensions | 1320 x 845 mm |
| Description | Cotton, vegetable dyes (indigo, morinda citrifolia, turmeric). Continuous closed circle of woven textile for a woman's skirt. Warp-faced ikat with cream and red striped patterns, floating warp elements called 'raja wenyi', and a motif variation named 'wo ketada pudi' (white dots pattern without indigo application). Continuous warp weaving designed to be cut and sewn into a mirror-image two-piece skirt |
| Estimated Period | Contemporary |
Cite this record: Marapu Governing Body of East Sumba, comp. 2026. “Woman's skirt textile (he kene), Horniman Museum, London, 2003.286.” East Sumba Cultural Return, version 1.0. https://nusantara-arts.com/item/2003.286/.