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Gold braid

Title

Gold braid

Year/Period

19th–20th centuries

Region

Minangkabau, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Material

Silk

Dimension

Object size: 201.8 x 15.2 cm

Accession No.

T-0066

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

Credit Line

Acquired from E.R.Jacobson, 1932

This is a decorative border for a bridal bed mattress. Red, orange and purple horizontal bands of varying widths with gold geometric patterns are used in supplementary weft technique or songket (gold brocade cloth) style. The Minangkabau of West Sumatra have one of the richest material cultures in island Southeast Asia as a result of agriculture and trade. Their gold brocade textiles in particular show their love for the exquisite and the opulent.