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Ritual Cloth with Prancing Horses (Tampan)

A work made of lower portion: cotton, silk, linen? gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped  silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning, and brocading wefts with supplementary two-stand weft twining
c.i.e.t.a.: toile lancé, broché
upper portion: cotton (handspun), silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped  ?,  plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts
c.i.e.t.a.: toile lancé.
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  • A work made of lower portion: cotton, silk, linen? gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped  silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning, and brocading wefts with supplementary two-stand weft twining
c.i.e.t.a.: toile lancé, broché
upper portion: cotton (handspun), silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped  ?,  plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts
c.i.e.t.a.: toile lancé.

Date:

19th century

Artist:

Paminggir
Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung, Semangka Bay

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Paminggir

Title

Ritual Cloth with Prancing Horses (Tampan)

Place

Indonesia (Object made in:)

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1801–1900

Medium

Lower portion: Cotton, silk, linen? gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning, and brocading wefts with supplementary two-stand weft twining C.I.E.T.A.: Toile lancé, broché Upper portion: Cotton (handspun), silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped ?, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts C.I.E.T.A.: Toile lancé

Dimensions

86 × 70 cm (33 7/8 × 27 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection

Reference Number

2002.961

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