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Woman`s Ceremonial Tubular Skirt (2007)
Even in West Timor, one of Indonesia’s richest weaving regions, Dina Nahak stands out as a master. Dina and hundreds of other women produce textiles of startling creativity and astonishing quality for Baun’s numerous weavers’ cooperatives. The Koroh royal clan once ruled the broad Amarasi plain from their capital at Baun, and their palace compound still dominates the village center. Present queen Ibu Koroh uses a secret combination of tree roots and tannin plants to produces her red dye, and carefully guards her recipe from outsiders. Her unique mixture produces a shade of red instantly recognizable to the trained eye. Dina wove green and white snake patterns into this cloth using a supplementary warp technique called sotis, a typical element of Amarasi style.
Woman`s Ceremonial Tubular Skirt (2007)
- Tied, dyed, and woven by Dina Nahak
- Baun village, West Timor
- Warp ikat, supplementary warps
- Cotton, natural dyes
- 131 x 236 cm. (52 x 93 in)
- Code # T.TM.AR.034
Unique to each individual, Baun, West Timor