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086 Timor, West Timor
Beti naek (men's wrap)  
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| Locale: | Insana |
| Period: | Circa 1950 |
| Yarn: | Fine hand-spun cotton in all ikated bands and stripes; commercial cotton in the accent stripes. |
| Technique: | Warp ikat |
| Panels: | 2 |
| Size: | 111 x 206 cm (3' 7" x 6' 9") LW: 1.86 |
| Weight: | 765 g (27.0 oz), 335 g/m2 (1.10 oz/ft2) |
| Design: | The type Yeager and Jacobson categorize as 'multiple design stripe selimut'. The colour palette with indigo dominant and the tight ikating of complex patterns are typical for Insana. The main motif has a distinct directionality, with visual movement flowing outward from the centre towards the extremities. |
ONLINE MUSEUM OF INDONESIAN IKAT TEXTILES
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