Wedding Skirt, Tapis

NameCeremonial Skirt Cloth

CultureLiwa People

DateLate 19th century

Place madeSumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumCotton and silk

Dimensions49 × 51 in. (124.4602 × 129.5403 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.1144

Object numberA.1995.93.1144

Collections

The Lloyd Cotsen & Neutrogena Collection

DescriptionDecorated Ceremonial Skirt Cloth, Wedding Skirt, (Tapis); Alternating bands of ikat embroidery, the cotton ikat bands show a series of anthropomorphic figures. The embroidered panels show a series of boats seen from various perspectives. Small floral forms float around, incorporated into parts of the ship; colors are browns, red, blue, yellow, tan.