Shoulder Cloth (kain parada)

Indonesia, Sumatra, Jambi province or Palembang

indonesiantextileweaving - printed

Date

19th century

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; hand-drawn resist dyed (batik tulis); hand painted adhesive with applied gold leaf

Dimensions

203.8 × 80.7 cm (80 1/4 × 31 3/4 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection

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