Title
Shouldercloth
Year/Period
1900-1910
Region
Koto Gadang, Minangkabau, western Sumatra
Technique
Dimension
Object size: L209.5 x W55.4 cm (With Fringe)
Accession No.
2000-05605
Collection of
The body of this textile is entirely covered in gold supplementary weft designs woven over a red cotton or silk base with border strip of yellow silk with gold wrapped thread. Such cloths were normally worn as elaborately folded headdresses which varied from locale to locale within the region. Draped over the shoulder, the cloth could also function as a shouldercloth or 'salendang.'
