Indonesian Shoulder Cloth with Salamander Motif

Long thin cloth in mossy grey-green, patterned with interlocking hooks.

This shoulder cloth with salamander motif is from Sumba, Indonesia, and dates to the 20th century. It is woven cotton. Textiles from Sumba are known for ikat figures drawn from animals such as horses, roosters and crocodiles, along with ancestral and ceremonial designs. Tall narrow textile with stepped, hooked motifs in lighter and darker grey-green, laid out in rows. Bands of fine stripes break up the pattern. A short knotted fringe finishes the top and bottom edges. It is 17 inches wide and 57.5 long.

Slim, patterned, and clearly counting stitches the whole time.