Skirt Cloth
19th century (made)
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Skirt-cloth. Cotton, block-printed mordant-dyed and resist-dyed. Floral pattern in red, blue and white.
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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. |
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Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support |
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Bibliographic reference | Guy, J. "Woven Cargoes. Indian Textiles in the East", London, 1998
p. 72, pl. 84 |
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Accession number | IS.102-1993 |
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Record created | March 17, 2000 |
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