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Woman's Ceremonial Shoulder or Waist Cloth (kain limar; kain songket)circa 1900-1925

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Horizontal silk textile with a deep burgundy central field densely woven with repeating gold, orange, and red floral and foliate motifs, flanked by wide gold-threaded geometric end panels with chevron and diamond patterns

Unknown, Woman's Ceremonial Shoulder or Waist Cloth (kain limar; kain songket), circa 1900-1925, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Riach, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Ceremonial Shoulder or Waist Cloth (kain limar; kain songket)
Place Made
Indonesia, South Sumatra, Palembang region
Date Made
circa 1900-1925
Medium
Resist-dyed silk (weft ikat) with metallic supplementary weft brocading (songket)
Dimensions
35 1/4 × 35 in. (89.54 × 88.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Riach
Accession Number
M.88.55
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles