The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 6, 2026

A horizontally long cotton textile features a dark green central field filled with densely scrolling pinkish-orange floral vines. Flanking the center are rows of tall, thin white triangular motifs pointing inward against deep red backgrounds. Wide, solid red sections finish the far ends. A narrow, intricate border frames the top and bottom, completing a symmetrical composition in shades of deep red, dark green, and muted pink.

Hip Wrapper (tapis)

1800–1850

India, Coromandel Coast, 1st half 19th Century

cotton; plain weave; block printed, drawn resist, painted mordants, dyed
Overall: 250.2 x 107.3 cm (98 1/2 x 42 1/4 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 2000.29
Location: Not on view
  • Made for export to Indonesia; collected by vendor in South Sumatra, Indonesia; called sembagi, a term used in South Sumatra for multicolored cloths from the Coromondel Coast
  • {{cite web|title=Hip Wrapper (tapis)|url=false|author=|year=1800–1850|access-date=06 June 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2000.29