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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Sumba
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East Nusa Tenggara
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Lesser Sunda Islands
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Indonesia
- Date
- circa 1900
- Media category
- Textile
- Materials used
- mud stained cotton, shells, seeds and beads; appliqué
- Dimensions
- 173.3 x 83.5 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Dr John Yu and Dr George Soutter 2006
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 253.2006
- Copyright
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About
Lau hada are ceremonial skirts given to a bride as part of the marriage ceremony. The plain cotton ground cloth has been decorated with shells, beads and seeds to create the stylised shape of a standing male figure surrounded by patterns that could be abstract representations of animals. The figure refers to fertility and the continuity of life within the community.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, September 2011
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
One hundred flowers (2011), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 01 Sep 2011–15 Jan 2012