Abung
Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung
Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis)
INV-1804
Abung
Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung19th century
Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis)
Abung Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung →indonesianneedlework (visual works)costume
Date
19th century
Medium
Two panels joined: cotton and silk, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave; embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton, cotton, gilt-metal coils, gilt-metal wire wrapped cotton ,gilt-metal-strip wrapped cotton and gilt-metal spangles in running stitches; laidwork, couching, and padded couching
Dimensions
114.5 × 122 cm (45 × 48 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection
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