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Temple hanging (pha pidan)
Cambodian (Khmer)
French Indochina
20th century
Object Place: Cambodia
Medium/Technique
Silk, uneven twill weave, weft yarn resist-dyed (hol, ikat)
Dimensions
202 x 89 cm (79 1/2 x 35 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number25.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTemple hanging (pha pidan) of uneven twill-weave silk with design of three horizontal pictorial bands of temples (top), elephants (middle) and figures with bows and arrows mountained on mythical beasts (bottom) in violet-red (blue warp, red weft), purple, yellow, green and natural white.
Pidan, used as hangings, canopies or covers in a temple, are traditionally made of hand-woven silk and decorated with motifs and narratives relating to Buddhism and/or scenes from the life of the Buddha.
Pidan, used as hangings, canopies or covers in a temple, are traditionally made of hand-woven silk and decorated with motifs and narratives relating to Buddhism and/or scenes from the life of the Buddha.
Provenance1925, purchased from or through Ananda Coomaraswamy (b. 1877 - d. 1947), Needham, MA, by the MFA. (Accession Date: January 8, 1925)