Rare Minangkabau People Deta Chief's Headdress Wrap, Batipuah Village, Sumatra, 19th/20th C. Silk, metallic-wrapped threads; supplementary weft brocade, striping. For a comparable see plate 5.4, "Walk in Splendor," by John and Anne Summerfield. Size: 3' x 2'11 (91 x 89 cm).

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