Long rectangular barkcloth with rubbed and painted decoration in black and brown. 1 short side of the textile has a cut dentate border. On the longer sides of the loincloth the edges have been cut to create fringing. The decoration consists of 2 distinct parts. At one end the decoration consists of 2 short patterned stripes halving the width of the cloth. The change in pattern after several repeats is marked by a solidly coloured band. The remains of the cloth consists of 5 broader stripes separated by 3 sets of 3 narrower stripes. The first repeat of this pattern is separted from the second one by a solidly coloured band which contains 6 circular motifs.
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