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Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis)19th century

Not on view
Woven textile with deep brown ground and repeating vertical stripes of ivory interlocking curvilinear motifs, dotted bands, and narrow red and orange borders

Unknown, Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis), 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis)
Culture
Kauer people
Place Made
Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung
Date Made
19th century
Medium
Cotton plain weave, silk embroidery, mica appliqué
Dimensions
53 1/16 × 48 5/8 in. (134.78 × 123.51 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.73.26.2
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Kahlenberg, Mary Hunt. Textile Traditions of Indonesia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1977.