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Collections

Ceremonial Shoulder Cloth (kain telepole; kain prada)19th century

Not on view
Horizontal textile with a dense indigo-blue and gold allover foliate center field, flanked by russet-orange end panels with pointed arch motifs and gold pattern work
Title
Ceremonial Shoulder Cloth (kain telepole; kain prada)
Culture
Malay people
Place Made
Indonesia, south Sumatra, Palembang
Date Made
19th century
Medium
Silk; gold leaf gluework, stitch-resist (tie-dyeing)
Dimensions
32 1/4 × 78 1/4 in. (81.92 × 198.76 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council and Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.77.90.1
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Kahlenberg, Mary Hunt. Textile Traditions of Indonesia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1977.