Title
Shoulder cloth
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Terengganu, Malay Peninsula
Dimension
Object size: L:238.5 x W:82.1
Accession No.
1997-04204
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ng
A ‘selendang’ or shoulder cloth is a narrow piece of rectangular cloth worn over the shoulder. The centrefield is decorated with floral motifs and was made using the weft ikat technique, where the horizontal threads are tied and dyed before the fabric is woven. The songket end panels are decorated with gold supplementary weft weave, featuring the saw-tooth ‘pucuk rebung’ (‘bamboo shoots’) pattern, popularised by its usage on the Indian trade cloths.
