Sash

Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"546. Sash - "Salindang" A piece of cloth about half a meter wide and two meters long of heavy silk which here on Aceh often replaces the typical sarong and also is worn by both men and women, wrapped around the hips and fastened with a belt. The women, who wear broad trousers here, also wind the salindang around their heads or their naked upper bodies in a most graceful manner. It is for some women the only piece of clothing besides their wide, black trousers. This salendang is heavy blue silk, richly interwoven with gold wire, mainly on both ends."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 141). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller