Shoulder cloth (slendang, selendang, ulos)

19th century

Object PlaceSumatra, Indonesia

Medium/TechniqueSilk, metallic gold paper-wrapped silk thread; plain-weave, discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts

Dimensions210 x 76 cm (82 11/16 x 29 15/16 in.)

Credit LineMarianne Brimmer Fund

Accession number21.658

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Provenance1921, purchased by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947) for the MFA. (Accession date: April 7, 1921)

early to mid-20th century

18th century

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1700–25

1700–50

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