id: 151375 accession number: 1983.215 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1983.215 updated: 2022-02-24 10:00:48.165000 Tapis (Garment), 1800s. Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung, 19th century. Tabby weave, warp ikat; cotton / embroidery; silk; overall: 130.2 x 117.8 cm (51 1/4 x 46 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1983.215 title: Tapis (Garment) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1800s creation date earliest: 1800 creation date latest: 1899 current location: creditline: Dudley P. Allen Fund copyright: --- culture: Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung, 19th century technique: tabby weave, warp ikat; cotton / embroidery; silk department: Textiles collection: Textiles type: Textile find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 130.2 x 117.8 cm (51 1/4 x 46 3/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: The Year in Review for 1983 opening date: 1984-02-22T05:00:00 The Year in Review for 1983. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 22-April 8, 1984). title: Resist Dyed Textiles from India, Indonesia and Cambodia opening date: 1993-06-22T04:00:00 Resist Dyed Textiles from India, Indonesia and Cambodia. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 22, 1993-March 27, 1995). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Indonesian Textiles. Textile corridor, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 1983-May 1984). --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: "Tapis" from central and southern Sumatra combine warp ikat with embroidery. The angular, geometric designs of the warp ikat can be traced back to the bronze age culture of China. During the first millennium B.C., elements of that culture spread to Indonesia where they survived in remote areas well into the 20th century. Completely different are the mysterious, curvilinear forms of the embroidered bands. Some of these have become too abstracted to identitfy; but others can be recognized as human figures wearing the feathered and horned headdresses of head-hunting rituals. Embroidery designs were presented by a man to his prospective bride, and their motifs were inspired by activities specifically performed by men, such as wood carving, metalwork, and headhunting. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1983.215/1983.215_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1983.215/1983.215_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1983.215/1983.215_full.tif