Title
Shoulder cloth, C-16
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Sumbawa, Nusa Tenggara Timor
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 183.0 x 65.0 cm (without tassels),
Object size: 196.0 x 65.0 cm (with tassels)
Object size: 196.0 x 65.0 cm (with tassels)
Accession No.
2013-00493
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.
