Rectangular tabby-woven unsewn woman's skirt cloth, kain kebat. The textile is decorated with ikat motifs and plain coloured stripes in cream, light brown and green. The colours have faded. The textile appears to be part of a longer cloth as the ikat patterns on the wide centre panel appear to have been cut at one of the shorter sides.The panel is framed by a sets of stripes consisting of ikat stripes containing dots or alternatingly scrolled or chain motifs framed by sets of solidly coloured stripes.
skirt; textile; kain kebat
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