Woman's Selendang Limar (Shoulder Cloth)

Palembang area, south Sumatra, Indonesia

Date

Late 19th century

Medium

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, weft resist dyed (weft ikat), plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embroidered with silk in satin, single satin, and stem stitches; embellished with gold spangles

Dimensions

208 × 90 cm (81 7/8 × 35 3/8 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection