Shawl
84-25-16
From: Sumatra | West Sumatra | Batipuh
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 84-25-16 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Minangkebau |
| Provenience | Sumatra | West Sumatra | Batipuh |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Silk | Metal |
| Description | Shawl (selendang). Plain white fabric in center with purple, blue and red stripes at each end, with gold woven and embroidered designs: mostly geometric and floral, including biku-biku, ular gerang, kaluak laka, itiak pulang patang (baby ducks), sayik galamai and kaluak paku. |
| Length | 282 cm |
| Width | 28 cm |
| Credit Line | West Sumatra Expedition; Peggy R. Sanday, 1984 |
| Other Number | 16 - Other Number | Reg. 402 - Other Number | 95.ppg.pg - Other Number |
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