Shoulder Cloth
Ceremonial Cloth
| Native Name | Sarong |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | P1347 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Lampong |
| Provenience: | Sumatra Komering Agong |
| Date Made: | 1901 |
| Early Date: | 1901 |
| Late Date: | 1901 |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Silk Metallic Thread |
| Length: | 201 cm |
| Width: | 80 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of H. M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison Jr., 1901 |
Description
Red silk cloth with gold supplementary weft (songket) patterning. Collected in the Lampung village of Komering Agung but woven in the Palembang area.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Gittinger, Mattiebelle. 1979. Splendid Symbols.. Washington, D.C. The Textile Museum, Washington D. C. Type Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 104 (Fig. 66) | View Objects related to this Type Citation |
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