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Tube skirt for a woman formed of two lengths of handwoven ikat-patterned handspun cotton cloth, hand-stitched together along one selvedge horizontally as worn, and also along the side seam from top to bottom of the skirt. Main field dyed deep indigo, top and bottom have broad bands of (from edge inwards) indigo, pale blue, brown and natural cream. Next to these bands within the main panel are very narrow bands of the same colours.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
