Ceremonial Textile (Palepai)

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Ceremonial Textile (Palepai)

Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung, Kalianda district, 19th century
Textiles
Cotton plain weave with cotton, silk and metallic thread discontinuous supplementary-weft patterning.
25 × 111 in. (63.5 × 281.94 cm)
Costume Council Fund (M.73.73.5)
Costume and Textiles
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Kahlenberg, Mary Hunt.  Textile Traditions of Indonesia.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1977.