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Indonesia, Bali, Buleleng

Ceremonial Textiles, 19th century

a: Cotton and gold-leaf-on-paper-strip-wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie), bands of plain weave; knotted main warp fringe
b: Cotton, bast fiber (probably ramie), and gold-leaf-on-paper-strip-wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie) bands of plain weave, weft resist dyed (weft ikat) plain weave and weft-faced plain weave; knotted main warp fringe
c: Cotton, silk, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie), bands of plain weave, main warp fringe
a: 154.6 x 50.8 cm (60 7/8 x 20 in.)
b: 126.3 x 43.4 cm (49 3/4 x 17 1/8 in.)
c: 144.4 x 74.3 cm (56 7/8 x 29 1/4 in.)
Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection, 2002.955a-c




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