Ceremonial Apron and Headband (men tawe and pilu saluf)

Provenance

E.M. (Pete) Bakwin, Chicago, IL, by Jan. 22, 2002 [E.M. Bakwin Collection of Indonesian Textiles, inventory EMB-11037AB; incoming receipt RX23940, Jan. 22, 2003; copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2002.

Ceremonial Apron and Headband (men tawe and pilu saluf)

Atoni

20th century

Accession Number

180314

Medium

a: Bands of cotton, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave with discontinuous wefts and weft twining and countered weft twining with continuous and discontinuous wefts; upper edge binding of cotton, plain weave; waist ties of 8-strand 1:1 oblique interlacing; main warp fringe beaded with glass beads; b: bands of cotton, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave and countered weft twining with continuous and discontinuous wefts, main warp fringe

Dimensions

a: 24 × 72 cm (9 7/16 × 28 3/8 in.) b: 168.3 × 14.9 cm (66 1/4 × 5 7/8 in.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection