Ceremonial Cloth (Ragidup pinnusuhan)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Ceremonial Cloth (Ragidup pinnusuhan)

Place

Sumatra (Object made in)

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Made 1915

Medium

Five panels joined: side panels: cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and wefts; center length: cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; and warp resist dyed (warp ikat) plain weave; end borders: replied main warp fringe; center of center length: cotton, warp resist dyed (warp ikat) warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave

Inscriptions

Inscription: Greetings to the person who wears this 10 January 1915

Dimensions

217 × 133.2 cm (85 1/2 × 52 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection

Reference Number

2002.950

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