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Ceremonial Cloth, Palepai.
Palepai, Ceremonial Cloth
Ceremonial Cloth, Palepai.
Ceremonial Cloth, Palepai.
Museum of International Folk Art; Gift of the Lloyd E. Cotsen and Neutrogena Corporation Collection. Photographs by Pat Pollard.
DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Palepai, Ceremonial Cloth

NameCeremonial Cloth
Artist Artist not recorded
DateMid-19th century
Place madeSumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
MediumCotton
Dimensions27 1/2 × 115 1/2 in. (69.8501 × 293.3706 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.1136
Object numberA.1995.93.1136
DescriptionCeremonial Cloth, Palepai; A large ship image, with a tree at either end. Color: Faded blues, greens, brown, natural... Technque: Supplementary weft
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