Woman's ceremonial shoulder cloth (kain limar, slendang, selendang)
late 19th century
Object PlacePalembang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Medium/TechniqueSilk, natural dyes; plain-weave, weft and warp yarn resist-dyed
DimensionsHeight x width: 82 5/16 x 35 1/2 in. (209 x 90.2 cm)
Credit LineMaria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession number30.820
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
Provenancevan Kerckhoff Collection purchased by MFA on July 17, 1930
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art
19th–20th century
late 19th or early 20th century
late 19th or early 20th century
late 19th to early 20th century
late 19th to early 20th century
late 19th to early 20th century
late 19th to early 20th century
