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Ceremonial Skirt (tapis)

A work made of cotton, warp-faced plain weave, embroidered with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton in laidwork and couching; embellished with sequins.

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  • A work made of cotton, warp-faced plain weave, embroidered with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton in laidwork and couching; embellished with sequins.

Date:

20th century

Artist:

Abung people
Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung area

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Abung

Title

Ceremonial Skirt (tapis)

Place

Indonesia (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1901–2000

Medium

Cotton, warp-faced plain weave, embroidered with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton in laidwork and couching; embellished with sequins

Dimensions

119.4 × 110.5 cm (47 × 43 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection

Reference Number

2005.458

Extended information about this artwork

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