Ceremonial Shoulder Cloth (Kain songket lepus)

Malay Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung

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Medium

Two widths joined: silk and silvered-and gilt-metal threads wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts

Dimensions

233.8 × 119.8 cm (92 1/4 × 47 1/4 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection

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