Woman's ceremonial shoulder or skirt cloth (kain limar, selendang, sarong)
late 19th to early 20th century
Object PlacePalembang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Medium/TechniqueSilk, metallic gold paper-wrapped thread, natural dyes; plain-weave ground, weft yarn resist-dyed (ikat), discontinuous supplementary weft patterning
DimensionsOverall: 86.4 x 217.2 cm (34 x 85 1/2 in.)
Credit LineMaria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession number30.821
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ProvenanceVan Kerckhoff Collection. 1930, purchased by the MFA. (Accession Date: July 17, 1930)
19th–20th century
19th century
19th or early 20th century
late 19th or early 20th century
18th–19th century
19th century
early 20th century
early 20th century
1900–25
19th century
19th century