Woman's ceremonial lower body wrapper (tapis)
19th century
Object PlaceSouth Sumatra, Lampong region, Indonesia
Medium/TechniqueCotton, natural dyes, plain-weave ground, warp yarn-resist dyed (ikat) and embroidered with silk
DimensionsOverall: 133.7 x 121 cm (52 5/8 x 47 5/8 in.)
Credit LineOtis Norcross Fund
Accession number1980.281
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ProvenanceProbably in the 1970s, acquired in Indonesia by Jeff Holmgren and Anita Spertus, New York; 1980, sold by Holmgren and Spertus to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 10, 1980)
19th–20th century
late 19th to early 20th century
1900–25
19th–20th century
Late 19th century to early 20th century
early 20th century
late 19th or early 20th century
late 19th or early 20th century
probably 19th century