Tapis (Ceremonial or Wedding Skirt)

Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung

textileweaving

Date

19th century

Medium

Cotton, silk and gilt or silvered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embroidered with back, surface satin, stem and trammed loop stitches; mica and mirrors

Dimensions

126.6 × 143.5 cm (49 7/8 × 56 1/2 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Jules Cyril in honor of his wife, Dorothy Cyril

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