Detail of the tan cloth, showing various animals arranged around wavy floral motifs. The right edge shows a wavy floral motif which serves as a border.

Unknown Maker, Javanese

Slendang (Shoulder Cloth),

Maker

Unknown

Culture

Javanese, Indonesian

Title

Slendang (Shoulder Cloth)

Medium

silk

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

Length: 233.7 cm (92 inches)

Place

Place Made: Java

Type

Costume

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.488

Slendang (Shoulder Cloth)

Place Made: Java

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World

October 22, 2022 - June 4, 2023

Bandhani to Batik

June 3 - October 16, 2005

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