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Ceremonial Hanging (palepai)
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Ceremonial Hanging (palepai)

Paminggir people, Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung area, Kalianda · 19th century · Cotton, silk, and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie), plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts, main warp fringe

From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

Subjects
boatsplain weavingindonesianpaper (fiber product)textilefigures (representations)seaswavesweavingsilk (fiber)ritual objectsReligious/Ritual Object
Credit lineCeremonial Hanging (palepai). 19th century. Paminggir people, Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung area, Kalianda. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection. CC0.
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