Shoulder cloth (slendang, kain prada)

Batik

Indonesian (Javanese)

Dutch colonial rule

19th or early 20th century

Object Place: Java

Medium/Technique Cotton, gold leaf (prada); plain-weave, wax resist-dyed (batik)

Dimensions Height x width: 78 x 12 1/2 in. (198.1 x 31.8 cm)

Credit Line Gift of the Honorable George Holden Tinkham

Accession Number43.16

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionShoulder cloth (slendang) with design of
The gold leaf was possible applied in Bali.

ProvenanceGift of the Honorable George Holden Tinkham to the MFA on January 14, 1943