Selendang (shoulder cloth)
Date19th century
Object number2024.15.7
Provenance[Chinalai Tribal Antiques, Ltd., New York, 1989]; purchased by David Paly, Gig Harbor, Washington, 1989; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2024
Published ReferencesGlobal Ikat: Routes and Roots of a Textile Technique: The David Paly Collection. Gibson Island, MD; London: Historic Textile Research Foundation, with Hali Publications, 2023; p. 80, ill., no. MA23.Credit LineGift of David and Marita Paly
Dimensions78 × 32 in. (198.1 × 81.3 cm)
MediumSilk, weft ikat, plangi, metallic supplementary weft
Indonesia, South Sumatra, Bangka Island, Malay people
early 20th century
Object number: 2024.15.8
Indonesia, South Sumatra, Toba Batak
19th century
Object number: 2024.15.9
Indonesia, Bali, Tenganan Pegeringsingan, Bali Aga people
19th century
Object number: 2024.15.5
Indonesia, West Timor, Miomafo, Atoin Meto people
20th century
Object number: 2024.15.11
Peninsular Malaysia, Malay people
19th century
Object number: 2024.15.23
Indonesia, East Sumba
mid 19th - mid 20th century
Object number: 2024.15.17