Ship cloth (palepai), Medium: cotton, silk, metallic threads Technique: plain weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade), Horizontally rectangular panel with a 'ship of the dead' design. A large symmetrical ship carrying three highly stylized figures and surrounded by abstracted waves. Design in dark blue, brick red, and white with metallic details on an undyed cotton ground. Umbrella-like forms on ship could be ancestor shrines., Lampung, Indonesia, 19th century, woven textiles, Ship cloth (palepai)

Brand: Artokoloro
SKU: 4443-19555733
Availability: InStock

Ship cloth (palepai), Medium: cotton, silk, metallic threads Technique: plain weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade), Horizontally rectangular panel with a 'ship of the dead' design. A large symmetrical ship carrying three highly stylized figures and surrounded by abstracted waves. Design in dark blue, brick red, and white with metallic details on an undyed cotton ground. Umbrella-like forms on ship could be ancestor shrines., Lampung, Indonesia, 19th century, woven textiles, Ship cloth (palepai)

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