The centrefield of this shouldercloth was patterned using the ‘weft ikat’ technique, where the horizontal threads are tied and dyed before the fabric is woven, and the borders are worked in supplementary weft in floral motifs. Weft ikat were probably one of the earliest type of textiles associated with Indian trade, and are found through Southeast Asia including the eastern coast of Malay Peninsular, coastal Sumatra, Bali, Mindanao Island in southern Philippines.
