Hip Wrapper or Coffin Cover (Pa Poum)

laotiantextileweaving - printed

Date

c. 1900

Medium

Silk, warp and weft resist-dyed (ikat) plain weave with patterning wefts; two joined panels

Dimensions

292.4 × 91 cm (115 1/8 × 35 7/8 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Christa C. Mayer Thurman Textile Endowment

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