Art Institute of Chicago
Ceremonial Skirt (tapis)
Abung people
- Date
- Early 19th century
- Medium
- Two panels joined: cotton and silk, stripes of warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave; warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, and warp resist dyed (warp ikat) plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; appliquéd with wool, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, pineapple fiber, silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie) in buttonhole, double running, split, stem, straight and surface satin; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors
- Culture
- Indonesia
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Object type
- AAT300312158
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