Altar Cloth Item Number: 2787/13 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ceremonial altar cloth in shades of brown and copper-gold. Black cotton warp, bronze metallic filament weft. Continuous and discontinuous supplementary weft with silk single filament yarn. Adat house motif, with buffalo heads.
Item History
- Made in Sumatra, Indonesia
- Owned by Mieneke Mees before February 23, 2010
- Received from Mieneke Mees (Donor) on February 23, 2010
What
- Name
- Altar Cloth
- Identification Number
- 2787/13
- Type of Item
- cloth
- Material
- cotton fibre, copper metal, silk fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 212.0 cm, width 98.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Minangkabau
- Previous Owner
- Mieneke Mees
- Received from
- Mieneke Mees (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sumatra, Indonesia
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 23, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on February 23, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2787/0013