Cloth
2015-12-27
From: Indonesia | Java | Yogyakarta
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 2015-12-27 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Indonesia | Java | Yogyakarta |
| Date Made | est. 1930 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Technique | Batik |
| Description | Commercial cotton cloth, resist dyed (batik). Overall pattern of zig-zag bands (cream, dark blue, brown), with small motifs of flowers and leaves. Scattered overall, overlapping the zig-zag bands, sprays of flowers and feathery leaves in light blue and red. Style characteristic of batik made in the area of Pekalungan, on the north coast of Java. An example of batik tiga negeri, sent to be dyed in three places: typically Solo (Surakarta) (brown), Lasem (red), and Demak (blue). . |
| Height | 0 cm |
| Length | 105.41 cm |
| Width | 254 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of David W. and Barbara G. Fraser, 2015 |
| Other Number | 99-2 - Collector Number |
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