Title
Shoulder cloth, C-42
Year/Period
19th century
Region
Tanjong Sungayang, Minangkabau, S. Sumatra
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 218.5 x 62.5 cm (with tassels),
Object size: 198.5 x 62.5 cm (without tassels)
Object size: 198.5 x 62.5 cm (without tassels)
Accession No.
2013-00499
Collection of
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.
