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Man's wrapper (hinggi)
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Man's wrapper (hinggi)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston · 30.787
InstitutionMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession30.787
Object typehinggi
Date1900-1925
AcquisitionPurchased 1930 (Maria Antoinette Evans Fund)
Collectorvan Kerckhoff Collection
Dimensions120 x 235 cm
DescriptionSkull trees (pohon andung), male human figures and birds on blue-black ground. Horses and birds on reddish-brown ground. Weft twining (kabakil) at ends. East Sumba.
Estimated PeriodPre-1930
Cite this record: Marapu Governing Body of East Sumba, comp. 2026. “Man's wrapper (hinggi), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 30.787.” East Sumba Cultural Return, version 1.0. https://nusantara-arts.com/item/30.787/.