Shoulder Cloth (Kain Songket Limar)
This luxurious shoulder cloth from Palembang employ silk patterned with tie-resist dyed weft (weft ikat) and gold weft patterning (brocading).
Title: Shoulder Cloth (Kain Songket Limar)
Artist: Unknown
Creation Date: 19th century
Geography: Indonesia, Sumatra, Palembang
Culture: Malay
Medium: Silk, gold metallic thread
Technique: Plain weave, tie-resist dyed weft (weft ikat), supplementary gold weft patterning (brocading)
Dimensions: 73.5 x 184.75 cm (28.9 x 72.7 inch)
Classification: Textiles
Credit Line: Gift of Beverly Payeff-Masey in memory of Gregory John Szok and Susanna Ellen Szok, 2023
Object ID Number: 2023.15.KT784