Fragment of a Ceremonial Textile (Cepuk)
Cepuk is a sacred Balinese cloth used in rituals. It is primarily red in color and the design is executed in weft ikat, in imitation of Indian cloth called patola.
Title: Fragment of a Ceremonial Textile (Cepuk)
Artist: Unknown
Creation Date: 19th or Early 20th century
Geography: Indonesia, Nusa Penida
Culture: Balinese
Medium: Cotton, natural dyes
Technique: Plain weave, tie-resist dyed weft (weft ikat)
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Classification: Costumes; principal attire (lower body)
Credit Line: Gift of Tina Ruyter, 2022
Object ID Number: 2022.13.KT725