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Unknown Maker, Sumatran

Man's head cloth or turban cover (ikat kepala)

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Sumatran

Culture

Sumatran, Malaysian

Title

Man's head cloth or turban cover (ikat kepala)

Year

1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

silk

Geography

Place Made: Sumatera Selatan, Palembang

Dimensions

86.4 x 83.8 cm (34 x 33 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.554

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Zone of Attraction
Indonesian Textiles from the Permanent Collection
Jun 26, 2009 – Dec 06, 2009
A World of Costume and Textiles
"Tapestries through the Ages"
Sep 22, 1989 – Nov 12, 1989
Sarongs of Sumatra
Jan 23, 1987 – May 03, 1987

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Sumatran
Man's head cloth or turban cover (ikat kepala), 1800s
Silk, gold thread; natural dyes, weft ikat, supplementary gold weft patterning (songket)
86.4 x 83.8 cm (34 x 33 inches)
Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 55.554

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