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Tapis (skirt)
late 19th century
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Two panels are stitched together to form what was once a tubular sarong. Each panel is patterned with warp ikat in a geometric interlock pattern arranged in a grid of dyed and woven lines. Narrow woven orange stripes are embroidered with white silk, and wider bands are patterned with discontinuous supplementary wefts.
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Details
- Title: Tapis (skirt)
- Date Created: late 19th century
- Location Created: Indonesia
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Medium: silk and cotton embroidery on silk foundation Technique: warp-faced plain weave with tied resist patterning in warp (ikat); discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade); and embroidery in split and surface satin stitches
- Credit line: Gift of Charles Iklé
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