Blouse

anonymous, 1900 - 1949

Bark cloth is made in the same way as paper. Tree bark is soaked in water and the wet substance is then beaten and pressed to extract the moisture. The resulting cloth is both soft and strong. The bottom of this traditional women’s blouse from Sulawesi is wide, to make room for a voluminous skirt underneath.

  • Artwork typecoat
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1742-44
  • Dimensionsheight 63.5 cm x width 86 cm
  • Physical characteristicsvoorbereid en geborduurd bast

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Blouse

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1742-44

  • Description

    Jas met stiksels.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Toraja

  • Dating

    1900 - 1949

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    voorbereid en geborduurd bast

  • Dimensions

    height 63.5 cm x width 86 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (transfer Jan Dees and René van der Star collection, 2016)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ...; collection Jan Dees en René van der Star; donated to the Museum Nusantara in Delft; after closure of the Museum Nusantara in 2013, donated by Erfgoed Delft to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 2016; from whom on loan to the museum

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