Tapis (Ceremonial or Wedding Skirt) by Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung, textile, 1801-1900

Tapis (Ceremonial or Wedding Skirt)

Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung

Year
1801-1900
Medium
Cotton, silk and gilt or silvered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embroidered with back, surface satin, stem and trammed loop stitches; mica and mirrors
Dimensions
126.6 × 143.5 cm (49 7/8 × 56 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
Indonesia

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