Cermonial Textile
19th century
Cotton, bast fiber (probably ramie), and gold-leaf-on-paper-strip-wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie) bands of plain weave, weft resist dyed (weft ikat) plain weave and weft-faced plain weave; knotted main warp fringe
124.5 × 43.4 cm (49 × 17.1 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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