Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung
Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis)
Cotton, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton, and silver-on-adhesive-coated-paper-strip wrapped cotton, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; appliquéd with cotton, plain weave with supplementary pile wefts; fulled and ( ) felt; embellished with gilt-metal coils on cotton and gilt-metal spangles
130.3 × 112.5 cm (51.3 × 44.3 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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