Ceremonial cloth (kain songket)
19th century
Object PlaceSumatra, Indonesia
Medium/TechniqueSilk, metallic gold and silver paper-wrapped thread, natural dyes; plain-weave, discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (songket)
DimensionsHeight x width: 64 1/4 x 49 in. (163.2 x 124.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Honorable George Holden Tinkham
Accession number43.18
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