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Unknown — Ceremonial hanging "ship cloth" palepai, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia, ca. 1900
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Ceremonial hanging "ship cloth" palepai, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia, ca. 1900

This ceremonial hanging 'ship cloth' (palepai) from Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia dates to approximately 1900 and represents traditional textile artistry of the region. Such cloths held significant ceremonial and cultural importance in Indonesian society.

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La Trame du Rêve : l’Art du Textile en Asie du Sud-Est

April 1, 2021

Estimate: $12,000$18,000

Lot 5

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Unknown, Ceremonial hanging "ship cloth" palepai, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia, ca. 1900

This ceremonial hanging 'ship cloth' (palepai) from Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia dates to approximately 1900 and represents traditional textile artistry of the region. Such cloths held significant ceremonial and cultural importance in Indonesian society.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Ceremonial, Cultural, Tapestry, Fabric, 19th Century, Indonesian, Decorative, Ship Cloth, Textile Art, Traditional Craft

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art