Ceremonial Skirt (Sarong songket)

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Date

Late 19th/early 20th century

Medium

Cotton, silk, and gilt-metal strip wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; glazed

Dimensions

148.6 × 97.8 cm (58 1/2 × 38 1/2 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection

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