West Sumatra Traditional Textiles

West Sumatra Traditional Textiles

Songket - Pandai Sikek Minangkabau.
12"x 61" Silk shoulder cloth or runner brocaded with gold
Songket - Pandai Sikek Minangkabau.
12"x 61" Silk shoulder cloth or runner brocaded with gold
Minangkabu Songet .
30"x 77" Indigo cotton and silk with gold brocading Indigo cotton and red silk with gold brocading. This lovely queens's head cloth is from the Tanah Datar area of West Sumatra around Sangayang. Late 19th or early 20th century. In the photo below you see one end; the other is identical. The textile is in very good condition. $1850
Ceremonial Shoulder Cloth (Slendang), Indonesia, Sumatra, Payakumbuh District, Minangkabau people, 1900-1930, Metallic foil-wrapped thread; supplementary weft brocaded patterning (songket) on plain weave silk ground
Minangkabau people Woman's head cloth [tengkuluak] 19th century west Sumatra Indonesia cotton, silk, natural dyes, gold thread supplementary weft weave 246.0 (h) x 103.0 (w) cm . Shoulder or waist cloth [kain sandang?] early 20th century Western mountain region west Sumatra Indonesia cotton, natural dyes, metallic thread supplementary weft weave 64.0 (h) x 163.0 (w) cm . Minangkabau people Woman's head cloth [tengkulok] 19th century west Sumatra Indonesia silk, cotton, gold thread supplementary weft weave 249.0 (h) x 83.0 (w) cm . Minangkabau people Woman's head cloth [tengkulok] 19th century west Sumatra Indonesia silk, cotton supplementary weft weave, discontinuous weft 230.0 (h) x 97.0 (w) cm . Minangkabau people Shoulder cloth [selendang kerenci] west Sumatra Indonesia cotton, dyes 34.6 (h) x 275.2 (w) cm . Minangkabau people Woman's head cloth [tengkulok] 19th century west Sumatra Indonesia silk, silver thread supplementary weft weave 230.0 (h) x 97.0 (w) cm . Minangkabau people Woman's ceremonial skirt cloth 19th century west Sumatra Indonesia silk, gold thread supplementary weft weave 91.0 (h) x 124.0 (w) cm . Minangkabau people Shoulder cloth or man's skirt cloth 19th century Solok district west Sumatra Indonesia silk, gold thread weft ikat, supplementary weft weave, interlacing 206.0 (h) x 77.0 (w) cm . Minangkabau people Woman's head or shoulder cloth [tengkuluak or kain sandang] c.1880 west Sumatra Indonesia silk, cotton, gold thread, natural dyes supplementary weft weave 141.5 (h) x 78.5 (w) cm . Minangkabau people Ceremonial shoulder cloth [selendang] 19th century Sijunjung west Sumatra Indonesia silk, gold thread, dyes weft and warp ikat, supplementary weft weave 206.0 (h) x 77.0 (w) cm . Minangkabau people Ceremonial shoulder cloth [selendang] 19th century Pandai Siket west Sumatra Indonesia silk, gold thread, silver thread, gold gimp supplementary weft weave 56.0 (h) x 204.0 (w) cm . Minangkabau people Ceremonial shoulder cloth 19th century Pandai Siket west Sumatra Indonesia silk supplementary weft weave 237.0 (h) x 47.0 (w) cm . Minangkabau people Shoulder cloth 19th century west Sumatra Indonesia cotton, silk, gold thread, bast fibre, sequins supplementary weft weave, applique 172.0 (h) x 59.0 (w) cm . Minangkabau people Man's waist cloth and woman's head or shoulder cloth [samping, tengkuluk, sandang or selendang] 19th century west Sumatra Indonesia silk, metallic thread, natural dyes warp and weft compound ikat, supplementary weft weave, bobbin lace 100.0 (h) x 249.0 (w) cm . Minangkabau people Ceremonial sash 19th century west Sumatra Indonesia silk, gold thread supplementary weft weave 24.0 (h) x 334.0 (w) cm .
Minangkabau people Woman's head or shoulder cloth [tengkuluak or kain sandang] c.1880 west Sumatra Indonesia cotton, silk, natural dyes, gold thread supplementary weft weave 270.3 (h) x 76.5 (w) cm . Minangkabau people Pitalah west Sumatra Indonesia cotton, dyes, gold thread 74.0 (h) x 167.0 (w) cm . Minangkabau people Woman's head or shoulder cloth [tengkuluak or kain sandang] 19th century west Sumatra Indonesia silk, cotton and gold thread supplementary weft weave 164.0 (h) x 61.0 (w) cm . Minangkabau people Shoulder cloth [selendang] early 20th century west Sumatra Indonesia silk, gold thread embroidery, couching 70.0 (h) x 46.0 (w) cm . Minangkabau people Ceremonial shoulder cloth [kain selendang] c.1980 west Sumatra Indonesia silk, metallic thread supplementary weft weave 33.0 (h) x 157.5 (w) cm .
Minangkabau people Cover for ceremonial objects c.1900 west Sumatra Indonesia silk batik, embroidery 59.0 (h) x 54.0 (w) cm .
Balai-Cacang Gunung Muara-Labu Muara-Labu Size 207x60 cm