Shoulder Cloth (Ragidup)

Indonesia, Sumatra, Batak · 19th century · Three panels joined: side panels: cotton, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave; center panel: Cotton, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with discontinuous warp substitution and supplementary patterning wefts; and ends: (warp of all panels) groups of five warps are plied and replied with adjacent group and interlaced in weft-faced warp ribbed weft twining; main warp fringe; six selvages present CIETA: toile, lancé

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