Ceremonial headcloth

Title
Ceremonial headcloth
Year/Period
Early-mid 20th century
Region
Aceh, Sumatra
Material
Dimension
Object size: L:223cm, W59.5cm
Accession No.
1996-00016

A rectangular woman's headcloth made from very fine and good quality, probably imported, silk, woven in a netlike weave and decorated with gilded silver foil. It would have been worn by Acehnese women for ceremonial occasions.