Title
Women's headcloth or shoulder cloth
Creator
Year/Period
c. 1875, late 19th century
Region
Samburan, West Sumatra
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: L246.0 x W74.0 cm
Accession No.
2001-00370
Collection of
This ‘salendang’ or shoulder cloth is in the style of Samburuan village in West Sumatra. The workmanship on this piece is quite exceptional. It includes the ‘balah kacang’ and ‘pucuak rabuang motifs’. It is woven using red warp and weft threads with supplementary weft threads wrapped with fine gold foil. It ends in unusual tassels with gold metallic ornaments.
