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Detail of Tapis (Wedding skirt).
Tapis
Detail of Tapis (Wedding skirt).
Detail of Tapis (Wedding skirt).
Museum of International Folk Art; Gift of the Lloyd E. Cotsen and Neutrogena Corporation Collection. Photographs by Pat Pollard.
DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Tapis

NameWedding Skirt Cloth
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Date18th or 19th century
Place madeSumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
MediumSilk, cotton
Dimensions44 × 14 1/2 in. (111.7602 × 36.8301 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.1139
Object numberA.1995.93.1139
Collections
DescriptionTapis (Wedding skirt), center panel, part of a woman's garment; colors are blue, red, gold, white; made of silk and cotton in a suppelmentary weft weaving.
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