Title
Shoulder cloth, C-14
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Klungkung, Bali
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 137.8 x 54.5 cm (without tassels),
Object size: 166.0 x 54.5 cm (with tassels)
Object size: 166.0 x 54.5 cm (with tassels)
Accession No.
2013-00492
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.
