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This garment is a hip wrapper or sampot hol chang kben. S A M P O T space H O L space C H A N G space K B E N. The hip wrapper was made in Cambodia in the 19th century and measures 11 feet 6 inches long by just under 3 feet wide. The garment is made of silk with a weft ikat, incorporating zone dyeing and a twill weave. Twill refers to a weave with a pattern of diagonal parallel ribs. This Cambodian silk hip wrap consists of long horizontal strips capped by a wide vertical strip at each end, which makes the cloth look as though it is made of 3 distinct pieces. Starting with the central horizontal fabric, this area has 3 sections: at the top, a patterned section dominated by reds and yellows, a green section in the center, then another patterned section of reds and yellows. Upon closer inspection, the green shows slight variations in the weaving to create subtle shifts in its hue. The bands of red have an intricate pattern of interlocking diamonds, both large and small. This area is the most complex patterning within the weaving, in comparison to the other colorblocked bands that are solid with slight gradient. The vertical strips on each end are large, rectangular deep red blocks with 2 thin strips of delicate yellow on either end. The yellow strips have an irregular stripe on the diagonal within them that give them a pattern.