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Ceremonial upper body wrapper (ulos godang)
Indonesian (Sumatran, Angkola Batak)
Dutch colonial rule
early 20th century
Object Place: Sumatra, Indonesia, Angkola region
Medium/Technique
Cotton, natural dyes, beads; warp-faced plain weave, twill weave, discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts, twining
Dimensions
99 x 218 cm (39 x 85 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.827
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionDark blue (indigo) and reddish-brown rectangular cotton cloth with narrow lenghtwise stripes in yellow, rows of white beads, four crosswise bands of diamond and triangle motifs and twisted fringe on each crosswise end.
Traditionally, ulos godang were an important part of ritual gift exchange during ceremonies at which the textile's benevolent significance would be interpreted by men of the aristorcracy.
Traditionally, ulos godang were an important part of ritual gift exchange during ceremonies at which the textile's benevolent significance would be interpreted by men of the aristorcracy.
Provenancevan Kerckhoff Collection purchased by MFA on July 17, 1930
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art