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Man's lower body wrapper (ija plang rusa)

18th–19th century
Object PlaceAceh, Sumatra, Indonese
Medium/TechniqueSilk, metallic gold paper-wrapped silk thread; plain-weave ground, warp yarn resist-dyed (ikat), discontinuous supplementary weft patterning in gold
Dimensions87 x 177 cm (34 1/4 x 69 11/16 in.)
Credit LineMaria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession number30.819
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
Provenancevan Kerckhoff Collection purchased on July 17, 1930
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art