Title
Shoulder cloth
Year/Period
First half of the 20th century
Region
Batak, North Sumatra
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: 173.0 x 77.0 cm
Accession No.
2018-00974
Credit Line
Gift of the City of Delft, Netherlands
Dark, indigo blue cloths with simple striping are known by the Toba as sibolang. They are regarded as the most ancient of Batak designs and were worn in important rituals and ceremonies. While plain to the eye, the use of imported glass beads and yellow and red thread twining in the fringe mark this cloth as exemplary.
