Title
Shoulder cloth, C-45
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Palembang, South Sumatra
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 228.0 x 85.0 cm (with tassels),
Object size: 215.5 x 85.0 cm (without tassels)
Object size: 215.5 x 85.0 cm (without tassels)
Accession No.
2013-00502
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.
