｜Indonesia, Sulawesi, Rongkong District. Early 20th c.｜Cotton in slit tapestry and afterwards dyed in binding reserve technique with natural colors. Pattern of big lozenges and x-motifs, the ends with tumpal triangles. These type of fabrics where used for rituals of the deceased, which is told in their name: mbesa tali to batu/pewo - headdress of the stone man. (R.Homgren, A. Spertus: Early Indonesian Textiles. New York 1989. p. 56). 312 x 41cm. Condition A/B.｜Literature:|-R. Maxwell: Textiles of Southeast Asia. 1990. P. 295.|-B. Khan Majlis: The Art of Indonesian Textiles. Chicago 2007. P. 184-5.