Oversize Hip Wrapper (tapis)

mid-1700s Overall: 296 x 120 cm (116 9/16 x 47 1/4 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/2000.28

This colorful, elegantly patterned cloth was made in India for export to Indonesia in the East-West spice trade of the Dutch United East India Company. On the island of Sumatra such cloths, worn by both men and women, acquired ceremonial status, sometimes with magical and reli...

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