Ceremonial Skirt (tapis), Early 19th century, Abung people, Indonesia, South Sumatra, northern Lampung area, Monggala, Indonesia, 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
Ceremonial Skirt (tapis), Early 19th century, Abung people, Indonesia, South Sumatra, northern Lampung area, Monggala, Indonesia, 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, x cm (43 1/2 x 44 3/4 in.)
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