Woman’s Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis), 19th century, Abung, Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung, Indonesia, 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, 114.5 x 122 cm (45 x 48 in.)
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Woman’s Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis), 19th century, Abung, Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung, Indonesia, 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, 114.5 x 122 cm (45 x 48 in.)

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Chicago, The Art Institute

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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Artokoloro

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114.5 Woman's Ceremonial Skirt Tapis 19th century Abung Indonesia South Sumatra Lampung Two panels joined cotton silk warp-faced weft ribbed plain weave embroidered gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton gilt-metal coils gilt-metal wire wrapped cotton gilt-metal-strip wrapped cotton gilt-metal spangles running stitches laidwork couching padded couching 114.5

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