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East Sumba Cultural Return
Mapping and reconnecting culturally significant materials held in external collections
‹Image held by National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; not yet cleared for display here. The record below is open.
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Man's cloth (hinggi kombu)
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra · NGA 1980.727
| Institution | National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
| Accession | NGA 1980.727 |
| Object type | hinggi |
| Date | c.1900-60 |
| Acquisition | Purchased 1980 |
| Collector | NGA purchase |
| Dimensions | 271.8 (h) x 114.0 (w) cm |
| Description | cotton, natural dyes; warp ikat, weft twining. East Sumba, Sumba, Indonesia |
| Estimated Period | Independence Era |
Cite this record: Marapu Governing Body of East Sumba, comp. 2026. “Man's cloth (hinggi kombu), National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, NGA 1980.727.” East Sumba Cultural Return, version 1.0. https://nusantara-arts.com/item/NGA-1980.727/.