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Woman's Ceremonial Cloth (Tapis)

Woman's Ceremonial Cloth (Tapis)

Paminggir Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung
Date
19th century
Medium
Five panels joined: three panels of stripes of cotton and silk, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts and stripes of cotton, warp resist dyed (warp ikat) plain weave with paired warps: and two panels of stripes of cotton plain weave; embroidered with silk and cotton in back, chain, running, split, stem and surface satin stitches and stripes of cotton and silk, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts
Dimensions
132.1 × 117.5 cm (52 × 46 1/4 in.)
Department
Textiles
Credit line
Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection