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Unknown Maker, Sumatran

Hip wrapper (kain songket),

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Sumatran

Title

Hip wrapper (kain songket)

Medium

silk

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk,
  • metal-wrapped thread; weft ikat,
  • supplementary gold weft patterning (songket

Techniques

  • Silk,
  • metal-wrapped thread; weft ikat,
  • supplementary gold weft patterning (songket

Dimensions

Length: 182.9 cm (72 inches)

Place

Place Made: Sumatra

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Gift of Marshall H. Gould

Object Number

46.211

Hip wrapper (kain songket)

Place Made: Sumatra

Exhibition History

Zone of Attraction

June 26 - December 6, 2009

A World of Costume and Textiles

September 22 - November 12, 1989
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