Title
Shoulder cloth
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Kelantan, Malay Peninsula
Dimension
Object size: L:221.5 x W:78.8
Accession No.
1997-04205
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ng
NLB Type
Costume
A ‘selendang’ or shoulder cloth is a narrow piece of rectangular cloth worn over the shoulder. The finely chequered centrefield is framed by end panels made using the weft ikat technique, where the horizontal threads are tied and dyed before the fabric is woven. The use of weft ikat is found throughout Southeast Asia, including the eastern coast of Malay Peninsula, coastal Sumatra, Bali and Mindanao Island in the southern Philippines.
