Tapis (Ceremonial or Wedding Skirt)
19th century
Cotton, silk and gilt or silvered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embroidered with back, surface satin, stem and trammed loop stitches; mica and mirrors
126.6 × 143.5 cm (49.8 × 56.5 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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