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Ceremonial Textile (Tampan)

Ceremonial Textile (Tampan)

Paminggir people Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung area, Possibly Kota Agung
Date
Late 19th century
Medium
Four panels joined; cotton, gilt-metal strip, silvered-paper-strip wrapped silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; stitched together with pineapple fiber
Dimensions
75.2 × 240.7 cm (29 5/8 × 94 3/4 in.)
Department
Textiles
Credit line
Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection