A work made of cotton, silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie), and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts.

Ceremonial Hanging (palepai)

19th century

Lampung area, Sumatra, Indonesia

Sumatra

Cotton, silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie), and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts

Textiles