The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis)

Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis)

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Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis)

Date:: 19th century
Geography:: Indonesia, Sumatra
Culture:: Lampung
Medium:: Cotton, silk
Dimensions:: H x W: 25 1/2 x 44 1/4in. (64.8 x 112.4cm)
Classification:: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line:: Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1988
Accession Number:: 1988.104.2

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

Possibly Robert Griffing, Honolulu, HI; [Hiroko Saeki Gallery, New York, until 1977]; Ernest Erickson, New York, 1977, on loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1977–1983; Ernest Erickson Foundation, until 1988
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Silk (32,922)

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