Title
Beaded jacket and skirt, C-31
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
West Kalimantan
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Please refer to the individual part dimension
Accession No.
2013-00464
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.
