Shoulder cloth (selendang)

Southeast Asian Collection

Accession Nr.: 7153
Type: textile arts
Date of production:
late 19th − early 20th century
Place of production:
Materials/Techniques: silk, batik
Dimensions: height: 65 cm
width: 276 cm
Shawl in lokcan style (literally blue silk), densely decorated with phoenix (hong bird) and floral motifs. The textile, in typical northeastern Javanese drape-brown colours, shows Chinese influences.