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332 Timor, West Timor
Beti naek (men's wrap)  
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| Locale: | Pene Utara, Amanuban (neighbouring villages are Hoie and Oineno) |
| Period: | 1950 or before |
| Yarn: | Cotton, hand-spun, medium |
| Technique: | Warp ikat |
| Panels: | 2 |
| Size: | 95 x 215 cm (3' 1" x 7' 0") LW: 2.26 |
| Weight: | 995 g (35.1 oz), 487 g/m2 (1.60 oz/ft2) |
| Design: | The widest ikated bands carry a motif of a zoomorphic-anthropomorphic nature, which represents both humans and the totem animal crocodile. The largest figures appear to give birth to smaller ones, as in the 'katak' textiles of Amanuban and Amanatun, which are generally interpreted as expressing the idea of continuity through the generations. The narrower ikat bands are decorated with human figures. |
| Comment: | All colours are natural, including those of the pinstripes. Cloth has a sturdy feel. It appears that it was laid away as a pusaka, because the deeply saturated indigo shows not the least sign of fading. A rather strong 'stable' smell of of skatol (generated by decomposing indigo) indicates an age of 75 years or more. From old Dutch collection. |
| Background: | Chapters on Timor and West Timor. |
| Published: | Timor: Totems and Tokens, 2019.
Ikat Textiles of Timor: Indonesian and Timor-Leste, 2025. |
| Compare: | 282 013 312 |
| Sources: | Origin - miraculously - identified my Mama Nepe, a weaver from neighbouring Oineno, queried in the field by Aja Bordeville. Mama Oinepe was very excited to see the cloth, because such cloths are long gone, and looked keenly over Aja's shoulder as we chatted on-line and exchanged comments and images. Old cloth meeting modern times. |
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