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Head wrapper (ikat kepala)
Indonesian (Sumatran)
Dutch colonial rule
late 19th century
Object Place: Sumatra, Indonesia
Medium/Technique
Silk, gold wrapped paper-covered thread, weft yarn resist-dyed (ikat), discontinuous supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions
93 x 88 cm (36 5/8 x 34 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.824
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSquare violet-red ground silk cloth with an all-over abstract zigzag design created by the weft ikat technique in dark purple, yellow-orange, and natural white. There is a narrow crosswise border on each end with small repeating abstract geometric and floral motifs created with supplemental gold-wrapped thread and a similar border hand stitched along each lengthwise edge.
Provenancevan Kerckhoff Collection purchased by MFA on July 17, 1930
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art