Skirt Cloth
ca. 1891 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Skirt cloth of whitish-yellow cotton with batik design. A diaper design of scrolling stems, leaves, and mythical birds. At either end is a band with a row of tumpal (triangle) design on a reddish-brown ground, which are filled in with flowers and mythical birds.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton batik |
| Brief description | Skirt cloth, cotton batik, North Java, Indonesia, ca. 1891. |
| Physical description | Skirt cloth of whitish-yellow cotton with batik design. A diaper design of scrolling stems, leaves, and mythical birds. At either end is a band with a row of tumpal (triangle) design on a reddish-brown ground, which are filled in with flowers and mythical birds. |
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| Credit line | Bought (Source not recorded) |
| Object history | Bought (Source not recorded). This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 628-1891 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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