20th Century Batak Ritual Cloth (Ulos Ragidup)

This Batak ritual cloth, or ulos ragidup, was made in the 20th century in Sumatra, Indonesia out of cotton.

The Batak people live in the highland of Sumatra, a large and relatively sparsely populated island of Indonesia. Nowadays mostly Christian with a Muslim minority, Batak artists incorporate elements of their indigenous religions into their ceremonial textiles.