Indonesia, Java

Selendang (Shawl)

Finely woven silk dyed cinnamon brown; all-over design in black made by batik process in diagonal pattern of squares and rectangles enclosing diamond and formalized flower patterns; border consists of hear or leaf shaped band above straight lines running to twisted fringe dyed black
320.1 × 54.6 cm (126 × 21.5 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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