Songket Runner
Date1900-50
PeriodDutch Colonialism
Place MadeBali, Indonesia, Asia
MediumCotton; gold thread on supplementary weft
Dimensions127 x 32.5 cm (50 x 12 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Ernest Lee Staples
Object number65.1.8
On View
Not on viewDescriptionBalinese runner with embroidered designs. Designs consist of 10 wayang figures surrounded by an intricate border. Designs are of white thread and background is of burgundy cloth. Fringe at either end of the runner.
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