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East Sumba Cultural Return
Mapping and reconnecting culturally significant materials held in external collections
‹Image held by Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; not yet cleared for display here. The record below is open.
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Man's wrap cloth (hinggi kombu), with skull trees, ancestral figures and other motifs
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide · 20113A18
| Institution | Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide |
| Accession | 20113A18 |
| Object type | hinggi |
| Date | 1980-90 |
| Acquisition | Gift of Alan Myren and Lee Grafton through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2011. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program. |
| Collector | Alan Myren and Lee Grafton |
| Dimensions | 117.0 x 272.0 cm |
| Description | factory cotton, natural dyes, warp ikat. Hinggi kombu featuring skull trees, ancestral figures and other culturally significant motifs, created using warp ikat dyeing technique on factory cotton with natural dyes |
| Estimated Period | Contemporary |
Cite this record: Marapu Governing Body of East Sumba, comp. 2026. “Man's wrap cloth (hinggi kombu), with skull trees, ancestral figures and other motifs, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 20113A18.” East Sumba Cultural Return, version 1.0. https://nusantara-arts.com/item/20113A18/.