Mantle, C-29

Collections
1270325
Title
Mantle, C-29
Year/Period
19th century
Region
Karo Batak, North Sumatra
Object Type
mantles (outerwear), textiles (visual works)
Material
cotton (textile)
Technique
hand weaving, needleworking (process), textile processes and techniques
Dimension
Object size: 197.0 x 64.0 cm (with tassels),
Object size: 161.5 x 64.0 cm (without tassels)
Accession No.
2013-00462
Collection of
Asian Civilisations Museum
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.

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