Indonesian Songket Selendang Limar or Shoulder Cloth

Red, with a sweep of patterned borders at each end.

Balinese weavers of Bali, Indonesia, made this songket selendang limar, or shoulder cloth, in cotton in the early to mid 20th century. Songket textiles are commonly woven with extra gold or silver threads for ceremonial dress and temple wear. The long red body carries scattered small motifs in gold, arranged in rows, with deeper, denser patterning in the ends. A fine band of ornament closes each end. The red has the slightly faded warmth of old dye.

About sixty by twenty inches. Slim, glimmering, and ideal over a console.