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Woman's Shoulder Cloth (Selendang Lok Can)circa 1900-1910

Not on view
Long narrow woven textile with sandy tan ground and brown allover repeating pattern of paisley forms, curved horns, stylized birds, and a central circular medallion, with fringe at both ends

Unknown, Woman's Shoulder Cloth (Selendang Lok Can), circa 1900-1910, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Inger McCabe Elliott Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Shoulder Cloth (Selendang Lok Can)
Place Made
Indonesia, Java, Rembang
Date Made
circa 1900-1910
Period
20th century
Medium
Hand-drawn wax resist (batik) on machine-woven silk, natural dyes
Dimensions
20 1/2 x 106 1/2 in. (52.1 x 270.4 cm)
Credit Line
Inger McCabe Elliott Collection
Accession Number
M.91.184.385
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Heringa, Rens and Veldhuisen, Harmen. Fabric of Enchantment: Batik from the North Coast of Java. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Weatherhill, Inc., 1996.