Shoulder cloth or breast cloth (selendang, slendang or kemben)
19th century
Medium/TechniqueCotton, natural dyes; plain-weave ground, hand-drawn (tulis) wax-resist dyed (batik)
Dimensions253 x 52 cm (99 5/8 x 20 1/2 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number11.1323
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ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on May 4, 1911
late 19th to 20th century
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