FULL CLOTH 76 X 73 CM, PHOTO AND COLLECTION: SIM TAN - TAASA Review June 2018

FULL CLOTH 76 X 73 CM, PHOTO AND COLLECTION: SIM TAN – TAASA Review June 2018

This article was originally found in the June 2018 edition of TAASA Review (Volume 27, Issue 2, Page 10).

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End panel of a deep purple silk shoulder cloth, ija sawa’ lambayông (A) (detail), Aceh, early 20th C, full cloth 182 X 75 cm.

Photo and collection: Sim Tan where they were received in exchange for pepper and other forest products.

Sumatran ports first imported Chinese silk for court consumption...