Title
Blouse, C-30
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Gayo, North Sumatra
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 42.0 x 42.0 cm
Accession No.
2013-00463
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.
