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Shoulder Cloth (Selendang)first half of 20th century

Not on view
Vertical woven textile with rust-red and burnt-orange geometric border patterns flanking a central field of vertical striped ladder-like motifs, with fringe at both ends

Unknown, Shoulder Cloth (Selendang), first half of 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Don R. Bierlich, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Shoulder Cloth (Selendang)
Culture
Batak people
Place Made
Indonesia, North Sumatra
Date Made
first half of 20th century
Medium
Plain weave cotton with supplementary weft, warp ikat, twining
Dimensions
68 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (173.99 x 57.15 cm) excluding 5 1/2 in fringe on both ends
Credit Line
Gift of Don R. Bierlich
Accession Number
M.90.90
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles