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East Sumba Cultural Return
Mapping and reconnecting culturally significant materials held in external collections
‹Image held by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; not yet cleared for display here. The record below is open.
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Man's shoulder or waist cloth (hinggi)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston · 43.866
| Institution | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Accession | 43.866 |
| Object type | hinggi |
| Date | 1900-1943 |
| Acquisition | Gift 1943 |
| Collector | Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection |
| Dimensions | 243.8 x 139.7 cm |
| Description | Bands with stylized horses, birds, deer heads and central band of patola ratu motif. East Sumba. |
| Estimated Period | Late Colonial |
Cite this record: Marapu Governing Body of East Sumba, comp. 2026. “Man's shoulder or waist cloth (hinggi), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 43.866.” East Sumba Cultural Return, version 1.0. https://nusantara-arts.com/item/43.866/.