MINANGKABAU people
Woman's headcloth
(Tengkuluak)
(19th century)

Medium
cotton, silk, gold thread (supplementary weft weave)

Measurements
93.0 × 211.5 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Michael Abbott, Founder Benefactor, 1984

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
West Sumatra, Indonesia

Inscription
inscribed (vertically) in pen and ink u.c.r.: RIDAU

Accession Number
AS29-1984

Department
Asian Art

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation

Physical description
Shoulder or head cloth, hand spun cotton and silk with supplimentary gold and silk thread.