This is a wrapskirt or Hinggis from the Indonesian island of Sumba (Soemba). The very labor-intensive weaving technique used for this is called Ikat. Both the warp and weft are dyed using a tie-dye technique before being stretched and woven into the fabric on the loom. This creates the characteristic detailed but slightly wiped out pattern. This is a traditional design with lizards in red, brown and indigo trimmed with a banded weave.
The original dimensions of this piece are 240 x 85 cm.
"I see my role within photography as Chroniqueur of the Anthropocene.
After years of owning a gallery in non-Western art I decided to follow my heart in 2013 and enrolled at the Fotovakschool for the hbo course Photographic Design. For this I graduated cum laude in 2015 with my final project..
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