About This Artwork
Indonesia, South Sumatra, Pasemah/Bengkulu area
Shoulder Cloth (tengkuluk) or Waist Sash (pelung)Early 20th century
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton and gilt-metal-strip wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; upper end: knotted, plied and re-plied main warp uncut fringe and lower end: knotted plied and re-plied main warp cut and supplementary patterning weft loop fringe
196.2 x 44.2 cm (93 x 17 3/4 in.)
Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection, 2002.956
Textiles
Not on Display