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Ceremonial "Ship Cloth" Banner, Lampung, Sumatra
21 November – 5 December 2024, 12:00 PST
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Ceremonial "Ship Cloth" Banner, Lampung, Sumatra
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Cotton, silk
26 1/2 by 108 1/4in (67 by 275cm)
Provenance
German Private Collection, acquired before 1980
California Private Collection
Cotton (natural beige) in plain weave with supplementary brocaded silk threads (black-blue, dark blue, dark red, golden yellow). The silk pattern wefts cover the ground almost completely. The patterns are arranged in three rows in the cloth: a row of ancestor figures at the top and bottom, with seven large ships in between, each with a four-footed animal and smaller figures. Borders with geometric patterns at the edges and sides.
Cotton, silk
26 1/2 by 108 1/4in (67 by 275cm)
Provenance
German Private Collection, acquired before 1980
California Private Collection
Cotton (natural beige) in plain weave with supplementary brocaded silk threads (black-blue, dark blue, dark red, golden yellow). The silk pattern wefts cover the ground almost completely. The patterns are arranged in three rows in the cloth: a row of ancestor figures at the top and bottom, with seven large ships in between, each with a four-footed animal and smaller figures. Borders with geometric patterns at the edges and sides.














