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Paminggir people
Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung area

Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (tapis), 18th century (?)

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
138.6 x 121.8 cm (54 1/2 x 47 7/8 in.)
Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection, 2002.911




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