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Malay people
Aristocrat's ceremonial shoulder cloth
[kain selendang songket]
Ceremonial shoulder cloth and waist cloth (kain songket)
19th century Palembang region south Sumatra Indonesia
gold thread, silk, natural dyes
supplementary weft weave
86.0 (h) x 236.0 (w) cm
Purchased 1989
NGA 1989.1867
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