A work made of two panels joined: bands of cotton, silk, gold-and silver- leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; bands of cotton, silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; bands of cotton and silk, weft resist dyed (weft ikat) plain weave; bands of cotton and silk, weft resist dyed (weft ikat) plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts and bands of cotton, silk, gold- leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, slit tapestry weave.

Shoulder or Skirt Cloth (kain bidak)

around 1900

Indonesia, South Sumatra, Pasemah area

Sumatra

Two panels joined: bands of cotton, silk, gold-and silver- leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; bands of cotton, silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; bands of cotton and silk, weft resist dyed (weft ikat) plain weave; bands of cotton and silk, weft resist dyed (weft ikat) plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts and bands of cotton, silk, gold- leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, slit tapestry weave

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