Ceremonial Cloth (Pua kombu)
Medium
Cotton, stripes of plain weave and of warp resist dyed (warp ikat) plain weave with paired warps with supplementary discontinuous weft twining
Dimensions
240 × 122.5 cm (94 1/2 × 48 1/4 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
180352
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...