Indonesian Cotton Tubular Skirt

Long thin textile that is all stripes, with a patterned patch at each end.

This tubular skirt from Timor is from Timor, Indonesia, and dates to the 20th century. It is cotton. A tubular skirt is made by joining the woven panels into a cylinder, and in Indonesia it is worn wrapped and folded at the waist. Narrow banded cloth in dark blue, tan and rose stripes of varied widths, running the full length. At both ends a small panel of dotted and stepped motifs appears, with a fringe-free edge and soft faded color. It is 19 inches wide and 86 long.

Lines upon lines, and not one of them out of place.