Girl’s Tube Skirt (Ei Lekowue)
This striped cloth is made for young girls from the Ae (Greater Palm Blossom) moiety in Savu island. The cloth was woven by group member of the weaving cooperative Tewuni Rai at the Ledetadu Village in Mesara.
Title: Girl’s Tube Skirt (Ei Lekowue)
Artist: Weaver and dyer: Lena Djami. Ae moiety and Ga female lineage.
Creation Date: 2019
Geography: Indonesia, Savu
Culture: Savunese
Medium: Cotton, natural dyes
Technique: Plain weave
Dimensions: 45 x 119 cm (17 6/8 x 46 7/8 in)
Classification: Costumes; principal attire (lower body)
Credit Line: Tracing Patterns Foundation Fund, 2021
Object ID Number: 2021.1.KT460