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

185342

Medium

Cotton, warp-faced plain weave, embroidered with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton in laidwork and couching; embellished with sequins

Dimensions

119.4 × 110.5 cm (47 × 43 1/2 in.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection