Details
CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection
InventarnummerS1968-0015-001-0
TitelSelendang (women's shoulder wrap), known as kain songkat - C
BeschreibungWomen wear shoulder or head wrappers which are richly woven in silk and matallic yarn known as supplementary wefts. The cloth is predominantly red with a centre-field of finely patterned plaid. It is bordered transversely by a row of tumpal (triangular motifs representing the bamboo shoot) in supplementary-weft weave.
EntstehungsortPalembang, South Sumatra, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, Indonesia
Datum 1800 - 1999
EntstehungszeitraumLate 19th - Early 20th Century
SachgruppeClothing/Accessories, Textile
MaterialSilk, Textile, Metallic Yarn, Thread, Dye
TechnikSupplementary Weft
Format
Length: 270 cm
Width: 107.5 cm
Width: 107.5 cm

