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    Sumba Woman's Sarong with Shells and Beads

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    This woman’s sarong is a rare type of sarong, richly decorated with shells and beads. Some of the beads have been removed. The iconography is primitive and points to an earlier period, ca 1920. The base material is handspun, black cotton.

     

    This sarong now resides in a private collection.