Title
Embroidered altar cloth
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Manado, Indonesia
Material
Dimension
Gross measurement: 96.3 x 113.8 cm
Accession No.
2012-00660
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Family Tan Tjien Sian, Manado.
This red and blue embroidered altar cloth or ‘tok wi’ is decorated with qilins, the Chinese mythical creature on its front panel. The top panel displays the Buddhist emblems. Such items would have been hung at the front of various altars in the homes of Chinese Peranakans.
