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Woman's headcloth

Title

Woman's headcloth

Year/Period

Late 19th-early 20th century

Region

North Sumatra

Dimension

Object size: L168.8 x W32.1 cm (Without tass

Accession No.

1997-04480

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ng

This piece of textile is woven by the supplementary weft technique, where horizontal threads are woven into the textile to create patterns on top of the ground weave. The widest band featuring elongated triangles represents the male, while designs of rhomb shapes on the other end would represent the female. Unlike Eastern Batak where headcloths often feature three distinctive panels woven separately, this piece of textile is woven as a single piece.