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Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (tapis) by Paminggir, textile, 1801-1900

Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (tapis)

Paminggir

Year
1801-1900
Medium
Six loom widths: four loom widths of: silk, cotton and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embroidered with silk, cotton and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton in back and straight stitches; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors; and two loom widths of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, gold leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton and gold-colored metal strip, in back, double running, split, stem, and surface satin stitches; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors
Dimensions
125.7 × 65.4 cm (49 1/2 × 25 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
Indonesia
Period
Indonesian Art

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