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Lower body wrapper  (sarong)
Lower body wrapper (sarong)

Lower body wrapper (sarong)

19th–early 20th century
Object PlaceSumatra, Indonesia
Medium/TechniqueSilk, metallic gold and gold paper-wrapped thread; plain-weave ground, weft yarn resist-dyed, discontinuous supplemental weft patterning in gold
Dimensions113 x 180 cm (44 1/2 x 70 7/8 in.)
Credit LineOtis Norcross Fund
Accession number17.1619
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenancePurchased by MFA on May 3, 1917