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Men's ceremonial shirt

Title

Year/Period

18th-19th century

Region

Banjarmasin, southern Kalimantan

Material

Silk

Technique

Needlework

Dimension

Object size: L139cm x W53 cm

Accession No.

1999-01407

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

This long-sleeved shirt has a crew neck collar, centre parting and looped buttoning on yellow and red pin-striped silk. The red thread is twisted and couched along the edges of the garment as embellishment, forming a Mughal or Ottoman-inspired patterns. It was worn by a nobleman as a jacket or upper garment during ceremonies.