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Ceremonial upper body wrapper (sabuk, kamben)

early 20th century
Object PlaceBali, Indonesia
Medium/TechniqueSilk, metallic gold and silver paper-wrapped thread; plain-weave ground, weft yarn resist-dyed (endek, ikat), discontinuous supplemental weft patterning in gold and silver (songket)
Dimensions37 x 249 cm (14 9/16 x 98 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Caroline Hooper Fabens
Accession number47.1490
On View
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift to MFA on November 13, 1947