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Head wrapper (ikat kepala)
Head wrapper (ikat kepala)

Head wrapper (ikat kepala)

late 19th century
Object PlaceSumatra, Indonesia
Medium/TechniqueSilk, gold wrapped paper-covered thread, weft yarn resist-dyed (ikat), discontinuous supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions93 x 88 cm (36 5/8 x 34 5/8 in.)
Credit LineMaria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession number30.824
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
Provenancevan Kerckhoff Collection purchased by MFA on July 17, 1930
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art