dance clothing; epaulettes

Pair of epaulettes, angkeb pala, for telek dance costume. Each is formed of three panels, each formed of two rectangular sections of fabric, of different coloured fabric, formed into a point below and sewn together at the top end one above the other. Each section has a gold floral pattern over the base colour and pompoms stitched to the lower edge. For the top section these pompoms are orange; for the lower one they are red.The outer panels have a yellow section above a pale green one; the central panel has red above black. A piece of string at the top connects the two epaulettes and hangs loose, for tying. Part of Telek dance costume.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2012.79.7
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 375 mm x 1440 mm x 2 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
textile; pigment; synthetic material; plastic
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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