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Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis)

A work made of cotton, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton, and silver-on-adhesive-coated-paper-strip wrapped cotton, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; appliquéd with cotton, plain weave with supplementary pile wefts; fulled and ( ) felt; embellished with gilt-metal coils on cotton and gilt-metal spangles.
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  • A work made of cotton, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton, and silver-on-adhesive-coated-paper-strip wrapped cotton, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; appliquéd with cotton, plain weave with supplementary pile wefts; fulled and ( ) felt; embellished with gilt-metal coils on cotton and gilt-metal spangles.

Artist:

Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis)

Place

Indonesia (Object made in)

Medium

Cotton, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton, and silver-on-adhesive-coated-paper-strip wrapped cotton, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; appliquéd with cotton, plain weave with supplementary pile wefts; fulled and ( ) felt; embellished with gilt-metal coils on cotton and gilt-metal spangles

Dimensions

130.3 × 112.5 cm (51 1/4 × 44 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection

Reference Number

2002.987

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