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Tapis (skirt)
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Tapis (skirt)

late 19th century · Medium: silk and cotton embroidery on silk foundation Technique: warp-faced plain weave with tied resist patterning in warp (ikat); discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocaded); and embroidery in split and surface satin stitches

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Credit lineTapis (skirt). late 19th century. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of Charles Iklé. CC0.

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