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Woman's lower body wrapper (lau)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston · 30.816
| Institution | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Accession | 30.816 |
| Object type | lau |
| Date | 1900-1925 |
| Acquisition | Purchased 1930 (Maria Antoinette Evans Fund) |
| Collector | van Kerckhoff Collection |
| Dimensions | 172 x 137 cm |
| Description | Wide central band of indigo blue with warp ikat patterning; bands of supplemental warp yarn patterning in grid and lozenge motifs. East Sumba. |
| Estimated Period | Pre-1930 |
Cite this record: Marapu Governing Body of East Sumba, comp. 2026. “Woman's lower body wrapper (lau), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 30.816.” East Sumba Cultural Return, version 1.0. https://nusantara-arts.com/item/30.816/.