Title
Shoulder cloth
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Flores, Lesser Sunda Islands
Dimension
Object size: L163.1 x W55.4 cm
Accession No.
1997-04269
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ng
This shoulder cloth belongs to the Lio people of Flores. The triangular ornamentation at the fringes, as well as the centrefield motifs, suggests influence from the silk Indian textiles (patola). Indian silk textiles from Gujarat were imported into Southeast Asia, and their designs were either copied or absorbed into existing patterns in Southeast Asia textiles.
