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Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (tapis)

Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (tapis)

Paminggir people Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung area
Date
18th century (?)
Medium
Five panels joined: three panels of stripes of silk and cotton, warp resist dyed (warp ikat) plain weave (paired warps), stripes of warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts and one stripe of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, double running, stem and surface satin stitches and two panels of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, stem and surface satin stitches
Dimensions
138.6 × 121.8 cm (54 1/2 × 47 7/8 in.)
Department
Textiles
Credit line
Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection