Headdress
P1465
From: Sumatra | Galu Gendang
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P1465 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Minangkebau |
| Provenience | Sumatra | Galu Gendang |
| Date Made | 1901 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Silk | Metallic Thread |
| Description | Triangular cloth made from two pieces sewn together, then sewn along two sides. Small metal discs sewn along two sides. Red with purple and blue stripes. Detar Ampiang. Worn by young men. |
| Length | 78 cm |
| Width | 69 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of H. M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison Jr., 1901 |
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