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Shoulder cloth (slendang, kain prada)

19th or early 20th century
Object PlaceJava
Medium/TechniqueCotton, gold leaf (prada); plain-weave, wax resist-dyed (batik)
DimensionsHeight x width: 93 x 17 in. (236.2 x 43.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Honorable George Holden Tinkham
Accession number43.17
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift of the Honorable George Holden Tinkham to the MFA on January 14, 1943
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