Shoulder cloth, C-37

Title
Shoulder cloth, C-37
Year/Period
19th century
Region
Palembang, South Sumatra
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: 205.7 x 87.0 cm
Accession No.
2013-00469
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.