Indonesian Songket or Shoulder Cloth

Burgundy so deep it almost swallows the pattern.

This songket or shoulder cloth was woven in Sumatra, Indonesia, in cotton and gold thread in the 20th century. Songket is commonly worn at weddings and formal occasions in Sumatra, and gold thread is used to mark status. The cloth is a long, narrow rectangle of dark burgundy, with an all-over fine pattern in dark red. Faint gold glints run through the weave. The edges are neat and the surface is slightly soft with age.

About sixty-eight by twenty-four inches. A good red for a table runner or a long wall.