id:			151996
accession number:	1984.50
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1984.50
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Tampan Pasisir (Ship Cloth), 1800s. Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung, 19th century. Tabby weave with supplementary weft; cotton; overall: 72.4 x 66.7 cm (28 1/2 x 26 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Arts Club 1984.50

title:				Tampan Pasisir (Ship Cloth)
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creation date:			1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1899
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creditline:			Gift of The Textile Arts Club
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culture:	Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung, 19th century
technique:	tabby weave with supplementary weft; cotton
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 72.4 x 66.7 cm (28 1/2 x 26 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club
	opening date:   1984-11-21T05:00:00
	<i>Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 21-December 30, 1984).

	title:		Year in Review for 1984
	opening date:   1985-04-03T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review for 1984</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).

	title:		Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum
	opening date:   1991-06-07T04:00:00
	<i>Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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For several hundred years, until early in the present century, textiles of this type played an essential, symbolic role in virtually every southern Sumatran ritual. Since there is no written mythological literature in Indonesia, the exact meaning of the "tampan pasisir" (as this ritual cloth is called) remains unknown. Nevertheless, this fine weaving must be a kind of narrative. Ships, of course, were essential to the life of these island people, and using one as an image for safe passage from one of life's stages to another seems plausible. This rare piece--few textiles of its age and condition from the tropical climes of Indonesia survive--was a most welcome gift to The Cleveland Museum of Art from the Textile Arts Club in honor of its 50th anniversary.
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CITATIONS

	Wardwell, Anne E. Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club, 1934-1984 : [Exhibition] 21 November-30 December 1984, the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Museum, 1984.
	page number: 	p. 39; illustrated on cover
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