Shawl

Museum number:
18-436
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2156
Description:
Shawl; heavily brocaded gold thread on hand-woven red cotton; âTumpalâ and geometric designs. âSlendangâ worn most commonly by women over head and shoulders, but also by men around shoulders or waist. 43 x 164 cm. Compare with 18-434
Donor:
Nancy Tanner and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Sumatra, Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Minangkabau
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shawls and Textiles (visual works)
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 18-436, described as Shawl; heavily brocaded gold thread on hand-woven red cotton; âTumpalâ and geometric designs. âSlendangâ worn most commonly by women over head and shoulders, but also by men around shoulders or waist. 43 x 164 cm. Compare with 18-434
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 18-436, described as Shawl; heavily brocaded gold thread on hand-woven red cotton; âTumpalâ and geometric designs. âSlendangâ worn most commonly by women over head and shoulders, but also by men around shoulders or waist. 43 x 164 cm. Compare with 18-434

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