Document Type
Report
Date
Spring 5-5-2026
Abstract
Research of a maa’ textile within the May Weber Ethnographic Study Collection (MWESC) from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Report discusses different knowledge systems including technical and physical as well as cosmological and spiritual from the Toraja people. Also analyses affects of colonialism, trade, spirituality, tourism, and funerary practices.
Recommended Citation
Chilla, Claire T., "Maa': An Analysis from the May Weber Ethnographic Study Collection" (2026). Department of Anthropology. 13.
https://ecommons.luc.edu/anthropology_studentpubs/13
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Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2026 Claire T. Chilla
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