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Woman's ceremonial shoulder cloth (kain limar, slendang, selendang)
Indonesian (Sumatran)
Dutch colonial rule
late 19th century
Object Place: Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Medium/Technique
Silk, natural dyes; plain-weave, weft and warp yarn resist-dyed
Dimensions
Height x width: 82 5/16 x 35 1/2 in. (209 x 90.2 cm)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.820
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionRectangular yellow-green and violet-red silk cloth with narrow hand stitched hems on each crosswise end. The central plain yellow-green field is surrounded by narrow borders on each lengthwise edge in violet-red, yellow, green and blue repeating bands of stylized floral motifs created by the weft ikat technique and a deep violet-red border on one crosswise end with a repeating triangle and paisley motif (tumpal) in violet-red, yellow, green and blue created by the weft ikat technique.
Provenancevan Kerckhoff Collection purchased by MFA on July 17, 1930
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art