Shoulder cloth, C-28

Collections
1274684
Title
Shoulder cloth, C-28
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Pasemah, South Sumatra
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: 247.5 x 87.2 cm
Accession No.
2013-00461
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.