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Collections

Ceremonial Textile (Palepai)19th century

Not on view
Long horizontal textile with coral-red ground, woven with repeating registers of navy blue elephants, stylized trees, and geometric borders
Title
Ceremonial Textile (Palepai)
Place Made
Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung, Kalianda district
Date Made
19th century
Medium
Cotton plain weave, silk supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions
135 1/2 × 27 1/2 in. (344.17 × 69.85 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council and Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.77.107
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Kahlenberg, Mary Hunt. Textile Traditions of Indonesia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1977.