Selendang
late 19th century (made)
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Selendang (shoulder cloth) of silk, single ikat (kain limar type). Brown field, with a simple linear repeating weft-ikat design in white and magenta. The rows are separated by simple lines of silver thread. Border of dark red, with supplementary weft in gold (songket).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, weft ikat |
| Brief description | Selendang (shoulder cloth), woven silk, weft ikat, Kelantan, Malaysia, late 19th century |
| Physical description | Selendang (shoulder cloth) of silk, single ikat (kain limar type). Brown field, with a simple linear repeating weft-ikat design in white and magenta. The rows are separated by simple lines of silver thread. Border of dark red, with supplementary weft in gold (songket). |
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| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1977/1947. |
| Production | Kelantan, Malaysia |
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| Accession number | IS.82-1977 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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