The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Fragment of a Shroud (Sekomandi)

Fragment of a Shroud (Sekomandi)

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Ceremonial Textile (Mawa' or Maa')

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Fragment of a Shroud (Sekomandi)

Date:: mid-19th–early 20th century
Geography:: Indonesia, Sulawesi (?)
Culture:: Toraja people
Medium:: Cotton
Dimensions:: Width 56-1/2 in.
Classification:: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line:: Bequest of John B. Elliott, 1997
Accession Number:: 1999.47.181

This artwork is not on display

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