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Malay people
Man's head cloth
[ikat kepala; tengkuluk]
19th century Palembang south Sumatra Indonesia
silk, gold thread
supplementary weft weave, warp and weft ikat
88.0 (h) x 86.5 (w) cm
Conserved with the assistance of Carina Sherlock Enterprises Acquired through gift and purchase from the Collection of Robert J. Holmgren and Anita Spertus, New York, 2000
NGA 2000.830
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