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Woman's skirt

Title

Woman's skirt

Year/Period

Acquired in 1993

Region

Indonesian Archipelago

Material

cloth

Technique

embroidery

Dimension

Object size: H: 116.0,
x W: 60.0cm

Accession No.

1993-00251

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

This skirt shows how imported Indian printed cotton fabrics into Southeast Asia were used for local ceremonial clothing. The piece of printed imitation patolu has been bordered with locally embroidered cotton ikat and made into a tubular skirt. The printed pattern imitates a popular silk double ikat (patolu) pattern.