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East Sumba Cultural Return
Mapping and reconnecting culturally significant materials held in external collections
‹Image held by Museum of World Culture (Varldskulturmuseet), Gothenburg; not yet cleared for display here. The record below is open.
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Hinggi (man's mantle)
Museum of World Culture (Varldskulturmuseet), Gothenburg · SMVK-VKM-1306212
| Institution | Museum of World Culture (Varldskulturmuseet), Gothenburg |
| Accession | SMVK-VKM-1306212 |
| Object type | textile |
| Acquisition | 1953 |
| Collector | Leif Lundberg |
| Dimensions | 250 x 140 cm |
| Description | SMVK-VKM photographic record (1953) of a blue-and-white hinggi, 250 x 140 cm, then owned by Leif Lundberg, Gothenburg. Localised to the Kambera region of East Sumba by A. A. Gerbrands (Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden), 1953. Accession 013765 / Europeana 1306212. Image CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (not displayed; view at SMVK). |
| Estimated Period | Independence Era |
Cite this record: Marapu Governing Body of East Sumba, comp. 2026. “Hinggi (man's mantle), Museum of World Culture (Varldskulturmuseet), Gothenburg, SMVK-VKM-1306212.” East Sumba Cultural Return, version 1.0. https://nusantara-arts.com/item/SMVK-VKM-1306212/.