Ceremonial Cloth (Pua sungkit)
19th century
Three panels joined: Side panels: cotton, stripes of plain weave and of warp resist dyed (warp ikat) plain weave; Center panel: cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading and twining wefts and supplementary wrapping elements
218.4 × 104.8 cm (86 × 41.3 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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