Medium: cotton Technique: plain weave with continuous supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions:
H x W: 43.2 x 41.3 cm (17 x 16 1/4 in.)
Type:
woven textiles
Tampan (cermonial cloth)
Made in:
South Sumatra, Indonesia
Date:
1900–1969
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Square panel with three "ships of the dead" one above the other in graduated sizes, each containing standing human figures and a narrow border at each side. Small structures lies outside the ships, which could be ancestor shrines. Geometric borders at top and bottom. The color is rust-red on the ivory foundation fabric. Two narrow bands at top and bottom, one dark blue, the other rust-red, isolated by two narrow yellow bands.
