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Skirt Cloth

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Skirt-cloth. Cotton, block-printed mordant-dyed and resist-dyed. Floral pattern in red, blue and white.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton, block-printed mordant-dyed and resist-dyed
Brief description
Kain sembagi. Skirt-cloth. Coromandel Coast, for the south Sumatran market. 19th century. Cotton, block-printed mordant-dyed and resist-dyed.
Physical description
Skirt-cloth. Cotton, block-printed mordant-dyed and resist-dyed. Floral pattern in red, blue and white.
Dimensions
  • Length: 288cm
  • Width: 106cm
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Guy, J. "Woven Cargoes. Indian Textiles in the East", London, 1998 p. 72, pl. 84
Collection
Accession number
IS.102-1993

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Record createdMarch 17, 2000
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