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Sumatran

Slendang (shoulder cloth), 1800s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Sumatran

Title

Slendang (shoulder cloth)

Year

1800s

Medium

cotton; silk

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • cotton,
  • silk

Dimensions

262.9 cm (103 1/2 inches) (length)

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.553

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Indonesian Textiles

March 7 - May 18, 1997

A World of Costume and Textiles

September 22 - November 12, 1989

Sarongs of Sumatra

January 23 - May 3, 1987

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