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370 Timor, West Timor
| | Locale: | Biboki | | Period: | 1930-1945 | | Yarn: | Cotton, hand-spun, medium | | Technique: | Warp ikat | | Panels: | 2 | | Design: | [YET TO BE DESCRIBED] | | Comment: | [PHOTOGRAPHY PROVISIONAL] As the microphotography shows, this cloth was made with morinda, rather than indigo weft, a Biboki hallmark. As morinda is harder to grow and harvest than indigo and also hard to dye with (it requires a mordant to adhere to cotton), this can be seen as a touch of luxury. Because the weave is relatively loose, the red weft is showing throughout, giving the cloth a pinkish tinge. | | Background: | Chapters on Timor and West Timor. | | Compare: | 176 177 216 303 370 | | |
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