Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis) by Indonesia, textile

Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis)

Indonesia

Year
Date unknown
Medium
Cotton, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton, and silver-on-adhesive-coated-paper-strip wrapped cotton, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; appliquéd with cotton, plain weave with supplementary pile wefts; fulled and ( ) felt; embellished with gilt-metal coils on cotton and gilt-metal spangles
Dimensions
130.3 × 112.5 cm (51 1/4 × 44 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
Indonesia
Period
Indonesian Art

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