Breast cloth, C-01

Title
Breast cloth, C-01
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Bali
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Object size: 174.7 x 29.3 cm
Accession No.
2013-00473
Credit Line
Gift of the Caddys in memory of M Daly Adjas

In Southeast Asia, high quality, hand-woven textiles were long considered a distinct form of wealth. Unlike commercial textiles which were usually made in workshops by men, hand-woven, individually made and decorated cloths were made by women and were spiritually charged.