Title
Ceremonial trousers
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Malay Peninsula
Dimension
Object size: L109.5 x W56.8 cm
Accession No.
1997-04222
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ng
This pair of ‘seluar’ or trousers is made from ikat cloth embellished with songket floral motifs in gold supplementary weft. Such richly decorated trousers would certainly have been worn by a member of the Bangsawan nobility during ceremonial occasions.
