Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (tapis)

Paminggir (Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung)

19th century

Medium
Two panels joined: stripes of cotton, warp resist dyed (warp ikat), plain weave with paired warps; cotton and silk, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts: and stripes of cotton, plain weave embroidered with silk and…
Classification
Costume and Accessories
Dimensions
145.7 × 128.7 cm (57 3/8 × 50 5/8 in.)
Culture
Indonesia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Textiles
Credit line
Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

View at the Art Institute of Chicago