Ceremonial Headdress (Kain tangkuluak)

Provenance

E.M. (Pete) Bakwin, Chicago, IL, by Jan. 22, 2002 [E.M. Bakwin Collection of Indonesian Textiles, inventory EMB-2631; incoming receipt RX23940, Jan. 22, 2003; copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2002.

Ceremonial Headdress (Kain tangkuluak)

Minangkabau

Early 20th century

Accession Number

180370

Medium

Silk, cotton? and gilt-metal strip wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; attached corner cut tassels

Dimensions

219 × 65.2 cm (86 1/4 × 25 5/8 in.)

Classification

weaving

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection