Title
Shoulder cloth
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Bangka, southern Sumatra
Dimension
Object size: 160.4 x 66.1 cm
Accession No.
2005-01565
Collection of
This 'selendang' or shoulder cloth known as 'kain limar' combines two techniques of textile weaving. The centrefield features the weft ikat technique while the borders are elaborately woven with gold thread in supplementary weft 'songket' technique.
