Detail of a womans skirt from Sumba, Indonesia, decorated with intricate beadwork. Depicted are human figures, horses and other animals incl. shrimp and scorpion. The latter, together with images of birds, belong to the basic vocabulary of the design system on textiles from East Sumba (Adams, 1969, 114). The horse trade is an important source of income for the elite of Sumba.

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Size: 3769px × 2079px
Location: Indonesia, Sumba
Photo credit: © ethnografia / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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