Ceremonial Skirt (tapis)

indonesian21st Centurytextileweaving

Date

20th century

Medium

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

Dimensions

107.6 × 131.3 cm (42 3/8 × 51 11/16 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection

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