Woman's shoulder cloth (slendang, selendang)

late 19th to early 20th century

Object PlaceRoti, Indonesia

Medium/TechniqueCotton, natural dyes; warp-faced plain weave, warp yarn resist-dyed

Dimensions39.6 x 151 cm (15 9/16 x 59 7/16 in.)

Credit LineMaria Antoinette Evans Fund

Accession number30.829

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ClassificationsCostumes

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Provenancevan Kerckhoff Collection purchased by MFA on July 17, 1930
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art

1900–25

1900–25

19th–20th century

1900–25

1900–05

early 20th century

19th century

1900–25

1900–25

1900–25

19th or early 20th century

19th century