Ceremonial lower body wrapper (kain limar)
late 19th or early 20th century
Object PlacePalembang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Medium/TechniqueSilk, metallic gold paper-wrapped thread; plain-weave ground, weft yarn resist-dyed (ikat), discontinuous supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions107 x 178 cm (42 1/8 x 70 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. John Wheelock Elliot
Accession number17.1618
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceGift to MFA on May 3, 1917
19th or early 20th century
late 19th to early 20th century
18th–19th century
early 20th century
early 20th century
19th century
late 19th century
19th–20th century
late 19th century
19th–early 20th century
