Title
Shouldercloth
Year/Period
20th cenutry
Region
Batak, North Sumatra
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 112.5 x 208.0 cm
Accession No.
2018-01072
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J.M. Dekhuijzen-Maasland. Presented to the ACM by the City of Delft, Netherlands.
This shouldercloth is an example of the ragi hotang (rattan design) style. It is marked by a striped and stippled ikat with multi-coloured borders rendered in supplementary weft. There are many variations of this design throughout the Toba region, although this was probably from Samosir which preferred a more minimalist design. Worn mostly by men as shouldercloth and more rarely as hipcloth, this was the second most preferred ritual textile.
