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Bamboo Ladders are hung with the following
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Panel 1 Oecusse
District
O1) Oecusse Embroidery.
Oecussi, Male W 140 L 200. Natural and industrial
dyed cotton of 3 panels: Central old embroidered
with Sacred Lulik design on natural cotton;
2 outside panels red with black stripes. The
remote enclave of Oecusse District rests in
West Timor and was the first Portuguese settlement
on the island in the 16th Century. It is isolated
from the rest of East Timor making trade of
textiles and other goods difficult. There
are marked similarities with textiles from
Indonesian West Timor.
O2) Simple Oecussi Male
Oecussi, Male W 120 L 175. Industrial dyed
cotton 3 panels: central white cotton and
2 outside panels red with black and stripes.
O3) Natural Oecussi Mane
Oecussi, Male. Natural cotton washed and lightened
in the sun provides the white panel. Yellow
dye is derived from the turmeric root. Other
colors such as green, blue, pink, red, violet,
are achieved using particular plants, such
as indigo, barks, leaves, berries and fruit
rinds.
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