Title
Tray liner
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Malay Peninsula
Dimension
Object size: L:76.9 x W:75.0
Accession No.
1997-04221
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ng
This textile is a songket cloth woven using gold wrapped thread in a supplementary weft against a maroon ground. The centrefield of this textile is scattered with an eight-petalled floral motif known in some Malay communities as the ‘bunga cengkih’ or ‘clove flower’. Such cloths were used to line trays of ceremonial gifts, usually in weddings or for rituals.
