Shawl

Museum number:
18-431
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21180000431
Accession number:
Acc.2156
Description:
Shawl; red rayon satin; floral embroidery in gold thread and cotton French knots. âSlendangâ of commercial quality, shorter and cheaper than 18-430; worn by women at parties. Length 102 cm. Width 28 cm.
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)
Dimensions:
length 39.5 inches and width 11.25 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 18-431, described as Shawl; red rayon satin; floral embroidery in gold thread and cotton French knots. âSlendangâ of commercial quality, shorter and cheaper than 18-430; worn by women at parties. Length 102 cm. Width 28 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 18-431, described as Shawl; red rayon satin; floral embroidery in gold thread and cotton French knots. âSlendangâ of commercial quality, shorter and cheaper than 18-430; worn by women at parties. Length 102 cm. Width 28 cm.

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