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Unknown Maker, Indonesian

Woman’s ceremonial cloth (kain songket balapak),

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Indonesian, Minangkabau

Title

Woman’s ceremonial cloth (kain songket balapak)

Medium

silk, metallic yarn

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk,
  • gold-wrapped yarn; plain weave,
  • continuous supplementary gold weft patterning

Techniques

  • Silk,
  • gold-wrapped yarn; plain weave,
  • continuous supplementary gold weft patterning

Dimensions

Length: 228.6 cm (90 inches)

Place

Place Made: West Sumatra

Type

  • Costume

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.546

Woman’s ceremonial cloth (kain songket balapak)

A World of Costume and Textiles

A Handbook of the Collection
Place Made: West Sumatra

Publications

A World of Costume and Textiles

A Handbook of the Collection

Exhibition History

Designing Traditions

August 8 - December 7, 2008

Indonesian Textiles

March 7 - May 18, 1997

A World of Costume and Textiles

September 22 - November 12, 1989
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