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Paminggir
Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung

Woman's Ceremonial Cloth (Tapis), 19th century

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
132.1 x 117.5 cm (52 x 46.25 in.)
Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection, 2002.1015




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