Ceremonial Skirt (tapis)

Provenance

E.M. (Pete) Bakwin, Chicago, by Dec. 14, 2005 [E.M. Bakwin Collection of Indonesian Textiles; incoming receipt RX24972, Dec. 14, 2005; copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2005.

Ceremonial Skirt (tapis)

Abung

20th century

Accession Number

185344

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.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection