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Woman's ceremonial lower body wrapper (tapis)
Indonesian (Sumatran, Paminggir)
Dutch colonial rule
19th century
Object Place: South Sumatra (Krui), Lampong region, Indonesia
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain-weave ground, natural dyes, silk embroidery, metallic gold paper wrapped-thread discontinuous supplementary weft patterning and couching, applied pieces of mica-covered lead.
Dimensions
Overall: 137.2 × 129.5 cm (51 × 54 in.)
Credit Line
Otis Norcross Fund
Accession Number1980.282
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionYellow-orange (turmeric), reddish-brown, and blue (indigo) cotton cloth made up of five panels handstitched together--three woven alternating with two embroidered--fantastic ships and shrines embroidered in cream silk with accents in red, blue, yellow; mica pieces inserted. Yellow-orange woven panels with bands and stripes in red and gold metallic yarns; floral embroidery; mica pieces inserted.
ProvenanceProbably in the 1970s, acquired in Indonesia by Jeff Holmgren and Anita Spertus, New York; 1980, sold by Holmgren and Spertus to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 10, 1980)