Title
Shoulder cloth
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Terengganu, Malay Peninsula
Dimension
Object size: L:228.0 x W:83.0
Accession No.
1997-04216
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ng
A ‘selendang’ or shoulder cloth is a narrow piece of rectangular cloth worn over the shoulder. The centrefield features alternate red and purple bands in a ground weave of weft ikat, where the horizontal threads are tied and dyed. Triangular ornamentation popularised by its usage on Indian trade textiles, as well as floral motifs fill the end panels. Gold threads woven in supplementary weft further embellish the textile.
